BASIS POINTS: Dividends or Buybacks? How Each Impacts Stock Returns

December 1, 2010

by Karen M. Kroll

How does a company's decision to buy back its stock or pay a dividend, or both, impact its stock's performance? Analysts at S&P studied the companies in the S&P 500 in order to find out.

Dividends or Buybacks? Study Shows the Impact of Each on Stock Returns | Source: The Big Fat Finance Blog.

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