Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

Jon OggA research report came out on Monday, when many investors were still out enjoying an extended Fourth of July holiday, talking up two of the key mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs)....
We scanned our 24/7 research database for some quality income names that investors looking to receive higher dividend payouts may want to consider.
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
ThinkstockFor five years now, investors and savers have faced the lowest interest rates since the 1950s. Wall Street pundits breathlessly gush over the fact that small and large investors are...
Nokia has had several corporate governance announcements regarding its special dividend and buyback plan, and shares reached a new 52-week high.
The $42.9 billion merger between medical device makers Medtronic and Covidien was officially confirmed early Monday morning. The deal is a so-called tax inversion.
Jon OggInvestors still love dividends and stock buybacks. On top of these corporate governance and return of capital strategies in general, investors really love when they are holding a stock where...
ThinkstockTime Inc. (NYSE: TIME) is now out on its own, and the spin-off from Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is now a week into being on its own. 24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what the new Time looks...
courtesy of Target Corp.When companies raise their dividends, it is usually a message from the company’s management that the underlying business fundamentals can carry the company’s cash flows at...
ThinkstockShort sellers often have it in for companies, entities, funds and even sectors. But what is interesting is when the short sellers target entities with high dividends. Master limited...
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of May have been released, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends we follow. Some of the...
Apple did not make the biggest splash in the world after its WWDC event last week. Still, despite the criticism, Apple shares keep rising.
Jon OggThis past week we could not help noticing how low tobacco dividends have become. The driving force may be a tie-up coming between Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:...
ThinkstockThe trend of declining cigarette case volumes has been going on for years, or somewhere around two decades now. As of 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that...
UnitedHealth Group must be doing OK. The largest health insurer has announced a dividend hike and a new share buyback plan.