Buybacks or Dividends? New Studies Dispute Which Gives the Bigger Boost
"We continue to generate ample free cash flow to ... deliver returns to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases," proclaimed Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke (pictured). But which is better, a buyback or the cold cash of a dividend? Recent S&P data has a rather surprising answer.
Stephen Taub
May 31, 2011