As the proverbial saying goes, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” For investors, it’s a combination of factors that drives a total return. And, well, we here at Dividend.com prefer dividends and income distributions from our shares, it’s not the only way firms can reward a shareholder. In this case, we are talking about stock buybacks.
Except that 2022 is shaping up to be a mixed year for buyback activity.
After promises post-pandemic to see a real surge in activity, so far, buyback activity has been muted and flat. Aside from a few select firms, the number of buybacks hasn’t lived up to the hype. With many firms looking ahead at buybacks in the new year, should we pay attention to them?
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