3 Companies Buying Back Stock: Here's Why They're Doing It

Whenever investors think of potential upside in the stock market, they typically go with the classic “Buy low and sell high” methodology, which brings on the capital gains aspect of a successful investment. The second most common way investors consider upside in a stock is through dividend payouts, which are attractive when an investment is large enough to offset the tax inefficiencies that come with dividend income. Dividends are paid from a company’s free cash flow, which is then taxed at the respective c ...