Led by Apple, technology companies repurchased more shares in late 2020 as blowbacks against stock buybacks eased. In early 2021, however…
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Strong demand for Apple’s $14 billion debt deal
Apple saw strong demand for for its new $14 billion debt deal on Monday, attracting more than $33 billion worth of orders…
Apple selling $14 billion of debt to fund buybacks, dividends
Apple is selling $14 billion of debt to take advantage of cheap borrowing costs, tapping the bond market for a third time since May as…
Apple has outperformed the broader market under President Trump
All five companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft — have outperformed the broader market under President Trump …
Apple’s dividend could double
Over the past six months, many companies have reduced or suspended dividends in order to conserve cash throughout the COVID-19 pandemic…
Analyst: Apple repurchased 51 million AAPL shares last quarter at $311 apiece
Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani estimates that Apple bought 51 million AAPL shares last quarter at $311 apiece. Apple today is currently trading above $440…
The U.S. Federal Reserve is getting awfully close to backing Apple stock
By buying Apple bonds, the U.S. Federal Reserve is getting awfully close to backing Apple stock. As a reminder, it’s the largest U.S. company…
Does Apple’s share repurchase strategy make sense in this market?
On April 30, 2020, Apple Inc.’s board of directors has also authorized an increase of $50 billion to the existing buyback program…
Apple takes on $8.5 billion in new debt
Apple Inc. makes borrowing during a pandemic look as easy as pie. Apple on Monday took on $8.5 billion in new debt with a four-part bond deal, adding…
Apple shareholders set to receive billions more
Apple today reported that profits slipped slightly, but sales grew and the company promised shareholders billions more in stock repurchases and…
Analyst expects Apple to add up to $100 billion to buyback program
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are suspending their plans for buybacks, but Apple is expected to remain aggressive…
Investors might soon find out what will Apple do with its mountain of cash
When Apple reports earnings on April 30, AAPL shareholders will be looking for an update on the company’s plan to shift to a zero net cash balance…
Analyst projects multi-quarter COVID-19 impact on Apple iPhone
Apple in February said it had both supply and demand issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Argus projects the negative impact is likely to play out…
What will Apple do with dividends and buybacks?
One question many Apple investors have is “What will Apple do with dividends and buybacks?” As companies look to conserve cash during the coronavirus crisis…
Panicked selling of AAPL lets Apple execute buybacks cheaply
Quite an impressive display of panic in the stock market this week has afforded Apple a golden opportunity to execute billions of dollars in buybacks …
Apple: All about the buybacks?
For the past seven years, Apple has relentlessly pursued a highly aggressive buyback policy. Over 313 billion dollars have been spent…
AAPL investors should thank Apple for keeping dividends relatively low
In fiscal 2019, Apple paid $14.1 billion in dividends and spent $67.1 billion buying back its stock. Many billions more are on the horizon…
Apple shares shrug off U.S.-Iran tensions as analysts scramble to raise AAPL price targets
On Tuesday, Apple stock fell from a new high near $300 on concerns that a protracted war might erupt. In after-hours trading, Apple fell even further…
Apple continues to lead buybacks brigade, spending $17.6 billion in Q319
Over the five-year period Apple’s spent $247.8 billion on share repurchases, more than the market value of Home Depot…
Apple Retail Store revenue grows to 31% of Apple’s income for 2019
An analysis of Apple’s 10-K filing shows that Apple retail Stores are performing better than ever for the company…
Apple made a record $24 billion in stock buybacks during June quarter
Since 2012, Apple has been buying back shares at the extraordinary rate of around $10 billion per quarter….
Analyst: Buy Apple for its earnings-boosting stock buyback plan
Investors shouldn’t buy Apple’s stock because a 5G iPhone may arrive in 2021 or the new Apple TV+ will suck in a massive number of subscribers…
Apple spends a record $23.8B buying back its own shares — and saves cash in the process
Apple again led S&P 500 companies in buybacks, spending a new record $23.8 billion in Q1…
J.P. Morgan: Apple’s China issues ‘somewhat overblown,’ services underrated
Investor concerns about Apple’s fortunes in China are “somewhat overblown,” analysts from J.P. Morgan suggest…
Forget trade worries, Apple stock is a buyback story
Apple stock has seen a massive swing in the last four quarters. In the quarter ending June 2018, the price increased from $166 to $187…
Loving Apple’s small dividend raise in 2019
The quarterly dividend for the next year was boosted to $0.77…
Apple has made huge progress toward its ‘net cash neutral’ goal
In early 2018, just a couple months after tax reform was passed, Apple CFO Luca Maestri…
Watch CNBC’s full interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook
CNBC’s Becky Quick sat down with Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Berkshire Hathaway…
Warren Buffett educated Steve Jobs and Tim Cook about the benefits of stock buybacks
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared details about Apple’s start of stock buybacks, and has confirmed…
Apple’s $1 trillion valuation is further away than it may appear
It may have seemed like Apple Inc. retook its trillion-dollar market capitalization Wednesday morning…
Apple’s $400 billion buyback program
One of the more certain items found with Apple’s upcoming 2Q19 earnings…
Analyst predicts Apple dividend increase with $35 billion buyback extension
Apple will be accelerating how it passes some of its giant cash hoard to investors…
What to expect from Apple’s Q219 earnings report
Apple is scheduled to publish its fiscal Q2 results on…
Apple’s history says Q2 will disappoint investors
With just about two weeks to go until technology giant Apple reports its fiscal second quarter…
Did Apple execute a major buyback late last month?
If so, that is obviously good for earnings per share, and it could mean good things for the potential dividend raise as well…
Apple: Large dividend raise coming?
When technology giant Apple reports its fiscal second quarter earnings…
Apple shares jump after BAML upgrade on supply chain stability
Apple Inc. were indicated higher in pre-market trading Monday after analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
Apple’s $130-billon problem: Zero-cash goal could be a cause for concern in a few years
Apple has a $130-billon problem, and it could impact the company’s stock down the line…
Apple may be aggressively buying back AAPL shares again
The indices are mixed and breadth is running about 2,900 gainers to 3,800 decliners…
Why did Apple buy a lot of stock high, then stop buying low in December?
Apple Inc. remained aggressive in buying back its stock when momentum was strong…
How Apple benefited from 2018’s U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On Jan. 1, 2018, the biggest, most sweeping U.S. corporate tax cut ever enacted went into effect….
U.S. companies repatriated over half a trillion dollars in 2018
U.S. companies have sent home over half a trillion dollars of cash they held overseas…
