Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

ThinkstockInvestors have tracked the notion of stock splits for more than two generations now. The problem is that stock splits do not actually change the fundamentals of a company. Some investors...
After a rocky week where the markets were concerned about everything from Russia, slowing Chinese growth and why Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 can’t be found, some investors have started to move...
24/7 Wall St. reviewed Wall Street's top research calls over the past week, on the hunt for the best dividend ideas with big upside. Here are the top three high-yielding stocks to buy with the best...
The top large-cap technology stocks offer growth, good dividends and, most important, an overall business that is not stagnant. Here are the top large-cap technology names to buy now, according to...
In a new research report from Deutsche Bank, the equity strategists point that the companies that are maintaining and increasing share buybacks, plus maintaining and increasing dividends, are the...
The pricier the stock market gets, the more important it is for investors to keep a close eye on what they are paying for stocks. Flashy momentum stocks are great for traders, but investors need...
The analysts at UBS expect S&P 500 dividends to grow at least 12% this year. The UBS Dividend Ruler stocks list is one of the research reports that 24/7 Wall St. keeps close tabs on for...
Jon OggOk, when indexes break (change) their rules they start setting investors up for serious disappointment and confusion down the road. S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced a revised treatment...
Some investors love dividends, while others prefer share buybacks to drive the shares higher through time. 24/7 Wall St. recently had a chance to speak with Minyi Chen, who is the portfolio manager...
Verizon's new share buyback plan might not sound like huge news on the surface, but you have to recall that the company was tied up for quite some time in its purchase of the remaining stake in...
An automatic shelf registration filed with the SEC shows that some 4,320,000 shares of common stock have been registered for a selling stockholder. Where this gets interesting is that the seller is...
In a new research report, the bank analysts at Deutsche Bank really do the deep-dive to find out which names are good for investors to buy now. Deutsche Bank has limited its top names to buy to just...
Lorillard had an impressive Tuesday trading session on reports that Reynolds American was interested in buying the company. The merger would consolidate the pure-play tobacco companies in America...
ThinkstockThe world of master limited partnerships, or MLPs, has been suffering under concerns of late. There is at least some worry that those high payouts that investors generally consider as...
UBS attended the recent analyst day at J.P. Morgan, and its analysts came away with 10 specific items that they learned. These are interesting items for shareholders or investors considering taking a...