Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

When we saw that Windstream is merging with rival EarthLink, which has a much smaller dividend yield, we wanted to see if the Windstream dividend is safe.
While these out-of-favor stocks may still remain volatile, buying these top companies at deep discounts may end up being one of the best trades for the rest of 2016 and 2017.
One solid strategy for uncertain times is to buy big blue chip stocks that pay dividends that will do well regardless of what happens.
When tallying up the total cash sitting inside corporations in America, there are a few things to consider. First is that this generally pertains to non-financial companies because banks and other...
The recent headlines and the huge Trump following have helped closed the gap on Clinton, and if Trump is declared the winner, we could see a large market drop next week.
Some top Wall Street strategists feel that financial and consumer discretionary companies could benefit from the conclusion of the election, as far more of them noted the uncertainty earnings reports...
Four companies in four very different sectors that all offer liquidity, a degree of safety and solid dividends that should continue to rise.
Sirius XM may be signaling that it is migrating more toward an established company. It has declared its first common stock dividend, and it increased its existing stock buyback plan.
Some of the top European companies are offering outstanding dividends to investors, many of which are higher than their U.S. counterparts.
Savvy investors know that often the best time to buy a stock, especially a solid company with a mature franchise, is when an event that falls outside the norm affects the stock's price.
These stocks have outstanding upside potential and far less downside than high-flying momentum stocks. Plus, they could very well help investors catch up in their own portfolios.
In a pricey market, it gets harder and harder to find stocks that look solid and have the kind of upside potential that warrant owning in a period when volatility can spike for any number of reasons.
A recent Merrill Lynch research features a big move by adding a top consumer goods company to the firm's well-respected US 1 list.
While it has become somewhat clear that the stock market and much of Wall Street may be rooting for a Hillary Clinton victory, a come-from-behind victory by Donald Trump could always happen.
Here were six solid Buy or equivalent ratings issued in Apple, Merck and other blue chip stocks during the week of October 14.