Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, saw three large companies in the news after activist investors have targeted them. Investors have taken mixed reactions to each effort.
With inflation, higher interest rates and a host of potential volatility events around the corner, it makes sense now to play it safe. The place to look now is for growth companies that are paying a...
These are the kind of large cap market leaders that make good sense in long-term growth and income portfolios. They all pay at least a 4% dividend.
The UBS Dividend Ruler portfolio continues to outperform the overall market on a long-term basis, and we continue to think that the outperformance will stay in place for the rest of this year and...
These five stocks pay solid distributions, are not trading at all-time highs and are rated Buy at Merrill Lynch. They make good sense should a big sell-off hit the market.
With long-term rates looking like they will stay at historically low levels for the next couple of years, dividend-paying stocks make even more sense than ever.
Jefferies has made a third big change for 2017 by adding Marathon Petroleum to the Franchise Picks list. Plus, three more top dividend-paying stocks from the list.
What investors have to consider when weighing AT&T versus Verizon is how each company wants to align itself ahead. Each company is taking a different path, which means that earnings might be...
The pricier the market gets, the more it makes sense to stay with industry leaders, especially those that have paid and raised their dividends consistently.
24/7 Wall St. decided to look for energy master limited partnerships that bucked the trend of distribution cuts over the past three years or so. These seven continued to raise their quarterly...
2016 was a total reversal of fortune for the big oil companies. Rather impressive gains seen in shares of Chevron and in Exxon Mobil.
For more conservative investors looking for growth and income, these stocks make good sense for 2017 and beyond.
One strategy that has been quite common as investors rebalance and make changes each year is the Dogs of the Dow. Meet the 2017 Dogs of the Dow!
Jefferies has some late 2016 stock picks, and these four dividend payers could make good sense as we head into the new trading year next week.
These four stocks rated Buy at Merrill Lynch and that pay at least a 7% dividend look very attractive, especially for investors either seeking income or total return plays for their portfolio.