Key Takeaways Middleby's Food Processing Equipment Group posted 8.7% sales growth in the first nine months of 2025.MIDD's Oka, Frigomeccanica, Gorreri and JC Ford deals lifted sales 3.3% year over year in Q3 2025.Middleby repurchased $514.3M of shares in the first nine months of 2025, with ample authorization remaining.The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) is well-positioned to benefit from strength in the Food Processing Equipment Group segment and accretive acquisitions. The company’s shareholder-friendly moves ...

CINCINNATI, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) Board of Directors approved an incremental $2.0 billion share repurchase authorization, in addition to the $7.5 billion share repurchase authorization announced in December 2024. With the addition of this $2.0 billion authorization, Kroger has approximately $2.9 billion available under its share repurchase authorizations as of December 23, 2025. Kroger expects to continue to generate strong free cash flow and remains committed to investin ...

Key Takeaways WSR raised its quarterly dividend to 14.25 cents per share, marking a 5.6% increase from the prior payout.At the new rate, WSR's annualized dividend totals 57 cents per share, translating to a 4.19% yield.WSR also authorized a share repurchase program of up to $50 million to enhance shareholder value.Whitestone REIT (WSR) recently announced that its board of trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 14.25 cents per share on its common shares and operating partnership units. This repre ...

Key Takeaways MO doubled its share repurchase authorization to $2B and extended the program's expiration to Dec. 31, 2026.MO repurchased 12.3M shares for $712M in the first nine months of 2025, including 1.9M shares bought in Q3.MO plans to spread repurchases through 2026 keeping buybacks a consistent part of the capital return strategy.Altria Group, Inc. ((MO) recently made a notable move in its capital allocation strategy, with its management authorizing an expansion of the existing share repurchase progr ...

Core Insights - Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) generates most of its earnings from upstream operations, making it vulnerable to commodity price volatility, yet it consistently returns capital to shareholders [1][3] Group 1: Dividend and Share Repurchase - ExxonMobil has increased dividend payments for 43 consecutive years, ranking as the second-largest dividend payer among S&P 500 companies [2][6] - The company plans to repurchase $20 billion of its shares this year and aims to maintain this pace next year [2] Group 2: Financial Resilience - Despite its vulnerability, ExxonMobil has demonstrated resilience through various business cycles, attributed to access to low-cost oil and natural gas resources and a strong balance sheet [3][6] - ExxonMobil's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 13.6%, significantly lower than the industry average of 28.7% [3] Group 3: Comparison with Peers - Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG) and ConocoPhillips (COP) also exhibit resilience due to lower debt levels, with debt-to-capitalization ratios of 26.3% and 26.6%, respectively [4][6] - Both FANG and COP have operations in the Permian Basin, which helps them navigate low oil prices [4] Group 4: Stock Performance and Valuation - XOM shares have increased by 14.5% over the past year, slightly underperforming the industry average of 15.7% [5] - The company trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 7.57X, above the industry average of 4.77X [8] Group 5: Earnings Estimates - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for XOM's 2025 earnings has been revised downward over the past week [10]

NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today reported financial results for the Company's fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2025. Peter Warwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Scholastic delivered strong performance in the second quarter and successfully executed on key strategic and financial initiatives. Book Fairs delivered a successful back-to-school season, with higher fair count ...

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) will release earnings results for its fourth quarter after the closing bell on Thursday, Dec. 18.Analysts expect the Los Angeles, California-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.79 per share, down from $2.52 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for KB Home's quarterly revenue is $1.66 billion, compared to $2 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.On Oct. 27, KB Home announced a new $1 billion share repurchase authorization.KB Home share ...

Key Takeaways TFC announced a new $10B share repurchase program, replacing its $5B plan that had about $1.5B remaining.Truist maintains dividend at $0.52, with a 4.18% yield at the last close, above the industry average of 3.13%.TFC reported solid capital, including an 11% CET1 and 14.2% total capital ratio, supporting deployment.Truist Financial Corp.’s (TFC) board of directors has approved a new share repurchase plan. Under the new authorization, the company may repurchase up to $10 billion of its shares. ...

Aspo Plc ANNOUNCEMENT 17.12.2025 Aspo Plc: Share repurchase 17.12.2025 In the Helsinki Stock Exchange Trade date 17.12.2025 Bourse trade Buy Share ASPO Amount 1 039SharesAverage price/ share 6,6608EURTotal cost 6 920,57EUR Aspo Plc now holds a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE American: REPX) ("Riley Permian") today announced that the Board of Directors has authorized the initiation of a share repurchase program of up to $100 million of the currently outstanding shares of the Company's common stock over a period of 24 months. The Board also authorized the Company to enter into written trading plans under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to facilitate the repurchase of its common st ...