How to Use buyback in a Sentence

buyback

noun
  • At the same time, a spate of share buybacks has helped swell stock prices.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 May 2023
  • The new stock buyback tax goes counter to that approach.
    Laura Davison, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Spending on stock buybacks is up 1,500%, Fain said in the video.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But too many stock buybacks can drain cash from a business.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • Not sure if that is the case as Micron just restarted its buyback.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The company has a very strong Quality Grade of A based on a buyback yield rank of 88.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Many have complained about the CEO dumping his stock and are asking for a share buyback.
    Dana Hull, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Coming next could be a buyback program or a concierge service to help clients find the piece of their dreams.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 July 2024
  • The event was the first gun buyback hosted by the police department in Salt Lake City in more than 20 years, the release said.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • The proceeds of an eventual sale would go back to Comcast’s investors in the form of stock buybacks, Roberts said.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The firm also spent $1.1 billion on buybacks in the period, bringing the total for the first nine months of the year to about $7 billion.
    Max Reyes, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The call comes in the wake of a strong rally in Amazon shares after the company announced a stock split and share buyback.
    Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The top end of its buyback target range rose by a third to $20 billion a year, giving Chevron scope to raise even further in the future.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In his State of the Union address February 7, Biden called for quadrupling the tax on stock buybacks.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
  • That’s on top of an $8.3 billion buyback program announced in the first quarter.
    Mariana Durao, Bloomberg.com, 28 July 2022
  • That's pennies on the dollar of a company that gives $6, $7 billion in stock buybacks.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • So, why not take a fraction of that stock buyback money and give people a better living?
    Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Dig deeper Do gun buyback programs work?Thousands of firearms surrendered in New York in one day.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Senior leadership had its eye on stock price, had its eye on share buybacks, and weren't listening to the people on the ground.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 7 July 2024
  • The company ranks strongly in terms of its buyback yield and return on assets.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • The Treasury guidance does not treat that liquidation as subject to the buyback tax.
    Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • It should be stressed, however, that this is by no means the only consideration that might drive a share up in the wake of a buyback.
    The Editors, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The latter's wealth went up by about $2 billion after a share buyback sent the company's stock upward.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Comcast has been engaged in an expansive buyback program over the past year or so.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Tencent alone accounted for about 40% of total share buybacks in the Hong Kong market.
    Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Lastly, the company has an easy-to-follow buyback process.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • So, what’s a stock buyback, and why do companies undertake them?
    The Editors, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • PayPal recorded $24 million in tax for buybacks through June.
    Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2023
  • An announcement of a $40 billion share buyback plan didn’t hurt, either.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • All other books can be brought to your local public library, thrift store, or book buyback retailers.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024

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