Share Repurchase

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Definition of 'Share Repurchase'

A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. Share repurchase is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. The company can buy shares directly from the market or offer its shareholder the option to tender their shares directly to the company at a fixed price.
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Investopedia explains 'Share Repurchase'

Because a share repurchase reduces the number of shares outstanding (i.e. supply), it increases earnings per share and tends to elevate the market value of the remaining shares. When a company does repurchase shares, it will usually say something along the lines of, "We find no better investment than our own company."
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'Share Repurchase'

  • What's Your Stock's Repurchase Premium?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Whats-Your-Stocks-Repurchase-Premium-PEP-RAH-GIS-K-CAG-CPB-APKT-CMG-NXTM-DIN-CROX1223.aspx
    ... With this number you're able to figure out your stock's share repurchase premium. ...
    Company. Share Repurchase Premium. Ralcorp (NYSE:RAH). 53.5%. ...

  • Pepsi's Repurchase And Dividend Increase Is Bad For Shareholders

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Pepsis-Repurchase-And-Dividend-Increase-Is-Bad-For-Shareholders-PEPDPSHPQPGJNJ0317.aspx
    ... billion share repurchase program March 15 along with a 7% dividend increase. ... Any
    one of these moves is wiser than playing the share repurchase flim-flam game. ...

  • Retailers Buying Back Stock

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Retailers-Buying-Back-Stock-GPS-LTD-ROST-GES-AEO0922.aspx
    American companies have announced $258 billion in share repurchase plans so
    far this year. Find out which retail companies are buying. ...

  • Special Dividends Trump Share Repurchases Every Time

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Special-Dividends-Trump-Share-Repurchases-Every-Time-WNI-SHLD-TGT-WMT-JCP1011.aspx
    ... I believe that if you took the share repurchase money and used it for special dividends,
    shareholders would achieve superior returns. ... Share Repurchase. ROI. ...

  • Companies With Profitable Stock Buybacks

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Companies-With-Profitable-Stock-Buybacks-RLVFCPVHHBIWRC1023.aspx
    ... Of Poor Decisions In reality, share repurchase decisions aren't exclusively made
    by the CFO, but rather through the entire C-suite and board of directors. ...

  • Five Stocks Buying Back Shares

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Five-Stocks-Buying-Back-Shares-MDT-AZO-WW-ALK-PGR-WMT-SVU0625.aspx
    ... Right off the bat, an active share repurchase program says a great deal about where
    a company's management and board of directors think it is heading. ...

  • Family Dollar's Buyback Okay Is A Good Sign

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Family-Dollars-Buyback-Okay-Is-A-Good-Sign-FDO-TGT-WMT-SHLD-BRK.A1123.aspx
    When a company purchases its stock or authorizes a share repurchase, that sends
    a sign that it thinks the shares in question are a good value. ...

  • Should Clorox Buy Back Its Shares?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Should-Clorox-Buy-Back-Its-Shares-CLX-CL-CHD-AVP-ACV0924.aspx
    ... Share Repurchase History In the past five years, Clorox repurchased $1.3 billion
    of its stock, most bought in fiscal 2008 paying $61.65 for 14.08 million shares ...

  • Standout Companies With Stock Buybacks

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Stock-Buyback-Stars-LMT-CSCO-ARO-SLE-RCII1202.aspx
    These companies offer ample reasons for investors to buy -
    the share repurchase is just one of them. ...

  • The Best Capital Allocator In Consumer Goods

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/The-Best-Capital-Allocator-In-Consumer-Goods-SMG-CLX-PG-PM-JNJ0115.aspx
    ... paid a special dividend of $8 a share ($508 million) in February, 2007, in addition
    to its $246.8 million share repurchase, as part of a recapitalization move. ...

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