Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

Shares of Verizon Communications were kicked around Thursday morning following a statement from the company's chief executive about 2016 earnings.
We screened the Merrill Lynch research universe database for mega-cap stocks that have already been sold-off that pay outstanding dividends.
As of mid-September, there have been eight companies that have had dividend or buyback announcements that are simply too big to ignore.
courtesy of Monster BeverageMonster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) may not sound like an old well-established company that needs to consider buying back its stock, but it already had a buyback...
Since coming public in June of 2013, Coty has boosted its share price by more than 60%, but the annual dividend has been stuck at $0.20.
courtesy of StarWars.comThe Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) may have fears of being highly valued for a Dow Jones Industrial Average component. It has also suffered on fears that it will fall victim...
In a new research report, UBS tweaks the Dividend Rulers portfolio.
H&R Block is no longer regulated as a savings and loan holding company, and the company said it would repurchase a total of $3.5 billion in stock in a buyback program.
ShutterstockBreitburn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: BBEP) has absolutely underperformed the market with shares down over 60% year to date. However despite this drop the company is continuing to target...
If investors have dry powder or have raised cash by selling higher beta momentum stocks, these stocks may make good sense to rotate to now.
Wikimedia CommonsThe market posted a solid recovery in Wednesday’s trading session following the market carnage in Monday’s and Tuesday’s trading sessions. After the markets recovered handily,...
The Merrill Lynch team suggest rotating out of momentum and looking at half yield and half growth stocks, or what they call Quintile 2 stocks.
ThinkstockDigital Ally Inc. (NASDAQ: DGLY) announced that its board of directors approved a stock buy-back program authorizing the company to purchase up to $2.5 million of outstanding common shares....
Altria Group announced Friday morning that its board of directors voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend by more than 8% to $0.565 per common share.
In a new report, UBS adds a very hot retailer to its Dividend Ruler list, while a top pharmaceutical company is removed.