Sentences with phrase «buy shares of the company stock»

If the market value of my company stock is higher than the strike price on any date past the vesting date, I have the option to buy shares of the company stock at the strike price.

If the market value of my company stock is higher than the strike price on any date past the vesting date, I have the option to buy shares of the company stock at the strike price.

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The company said in February that it planned to buy back up to $ 5 billion of stock over 2018 - 2020 to share the benefits of higher oil prices with investors.

One person familiar with the matter said that a group of investors including SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic would be allowed to buy $ 1 billion to $ 1.25 billion of new Uber shares at a company valuation of $ 69 billion and 14 to 17 % of stock from current investors at a discounted valuation.

That index includes 500 of the biggest companies in the U.S.; the index fund pools your money with other investors to buy shares of those stocks.

Additionally the company said it's given underwriters a chance to buy an additional 1.2 million shares of stock.

The entrepreneurial dream of selling a startup for megabucks came true for the founders of photo - sharing app Instagram when Facebook agreed to buy the company for $ 1 billion in cash and stock.

He referred to the trend of companies buying back their shares to drive up their stock price, instead of making investments that will benefit the companies for years to come, as simply being unsustainable and dangerous.

For most of the stock market's history, buybacks were actually illegal — considered to be insider trading — the thought being that if you ran the company, you would have nonpublic information to know when to buy shares.

He notes that in 1995, the first year after Berkshire finished buying its 200 million shares of Coke stock, the company paid Berkshire $ 88 million of dividends.

He points out that the company's business model allows it to turn its inventory around about twice as many times as its peers and its strong free cash flow — the company has about $ 4 of cash per share, he says — could be used to buy back stocks, which it has done in the past.

Professional investors make their entire living analyzing the companies that are listed on stock exchanges and buying and selling their shares based on what they believe is the value of those companies.

Many millions of shares in Chinese companies have since been bought and sold by foreigners, but none of those stocks changed hands in mainland China.

Amgen, the biggest independent biotechnology company in the world, said it bought back $ 10.7 billion worth of stock last quarter — seven times bigger than its 2017 buyback and an 8.5 percent decrease in its total share count.

His shares were bought as part of the company's stock - purchase plan, so he's also suing on behalf of the plan.

April 23 - Nasdaq Inc on Monday said it will ask regulators to let it give thinly - traded companies that list on its main U.S. stock exchange a choice as to whether their shares can be traded on other exchanges, with the aim of making it easier for investors to buy the stocks.

People who bought shares on August 19, 2004, and kept it have made off well, as the stock price of Google and parent company Alphabet has skyrocketed.

Shares of Yahoo (yhoo) stock were barely changed for the day after the news, while shares of Verizon Communications (vz), which has agreed to buy the company's Internet business, were up abouShares of Yahoo (yhoo) stock were barely changed for the day after the news, while shares of Verizon Communications (vz), which has agreed to buy the company's Internet business, were up aboushares of Verizon Communications (vz), which has agreed to buy the company's Internet business, were up about 1 %.

There are a number of online services that will buy one share of stock from a well - known company and send a genuine paper stock certificate to your loved one.

With virtually identical market capitalization (the price it would take to buy all shares of a company's outstanding common stock at the current market value), what exactly is an investor in each respective firm getting for his or her money?

The following may be true of a potential takeover: • the company has fewer than 50 million shares outstanding; • management is dominated by persons near retirement age; • management's record on innovations and improving returns has been poor; • the company owns assets whose market values are potentially higher than those shown on the balance sheet; • outside investors have been steadily buying the stock.

Definition: A strategy that involves buying shares of stock in one company while shorting another one.

Often, they will buy shares in a company because they are «in play» (which is another way of saying a stock is experiencing higher than normal volume and its shares may be being accumulated or sold by institutions).

W. L. Gore, the maker of Gore - Tex, and Publix Super Markets, which operates in the Southeast, are owned by employee stock ownership plans, wherein a workers» trust typically borrows money to buy shares that are paid out of company revenues.

Instead of having a well - paid guy or gal sitting on Wall Street choosing which stocks to buy, an index fund simply buys shares in many companies, aiming to track the overall performance of the stock market as closely as possible.

And it gives you the chance to invest in dozens — even hundreds — of stocks for one commission fee (since you're just buying shares in one fund versus buying shares in all the companies it includes).

Here's a hypothetical example: If computer tablet sales are projected to rise and desktop computer sales are expected to fall, a hedge fund manager may buy shares of a company that develops tablet devices and sell borrowed stock of a company that produces desktop computers.

When a company issues stock, it is allowing the public to buy a small share of the company.

The company's chief executive bought millions of shares during the midst of the turmoil in December, 2008 and February, 2009 — «a time when the stock market was at its nadir and people thought the world was going to end,» said chief financial officer Laurence Sellyn.

For example, in that first issue in 1992, there were less than 10 companies that permitted investors to buy their first share and every share of stock directly.

When you buy preferred shares, you own a piece of the company and in exchange receive fixed dividend payments set at issuance with the par value of the preferred stock.

A number of Chinese companies are trying to shore up their stock prices with programs that encourage employees to buy shares and ensuring them against losses.

With its Finish Line buyout, this company's stock «offers excellent value» JD Sports Fashion's takeover of the ailing Indianapolis - based retailer makes sense, analysts sayAs Finish Line, the U.S. athletic shoe chain, becomes British, buying shares in its expansion - minded acquirer could be a slam dunk.

Options give an employee the right to buy shares of a company at some future time at a price specified in the option, thereby providing workers an incentive to improve performance and raise the stock price.

The 401 (k) plan on balance weakened Federal incentives for profit sharing and encouraged employees to buy stock in their companies with their wages, which gave them greater individual risk exposure than when they received grants of stock.17

Because most of these ESOPs in stock market companies depended on actually financing and buying newly issued shares with credit rather than simply granting shares that brought in no new capital to the corporation, the dilutive aspects of these ESOPs were moderated.

The group incentive nature of employee stock ownership and profit sharing makes this an effective way to create and reinforce a sense of common purpose, and to encourage higher commitment and productivity.23 It is also the case with ESOPs that the new ownership might not be viewed by the firm in the same way as other added compensation because the ownership is financed through loans to buy new capital as company stock, with Federal tax incentives, and the shares are not paid as normal wages and benefits out of company budget reserved for this purpose.

When you buy 100 shares of Facebook stock, for example, you actually own part of the company.

Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 30,312 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $ 4,626,000 after buying an additional 486 shares in the last quarter.

Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 13,809 shares of the bank's stock valued at $ 313,000 after buying an additional 11,612 shares during the period.

Covington Capital Management now owns 34,529 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $ 5,270,000 after buying an additional 515 shares in the last quarter.

«When the board of directors of a company decides to buy - back its stock in the open market, it may well be a sign that they believe the shares are undervalued and do not adequately reflect the prospect for growth.

They give you the broad exposure of a mutual fund with the tradability of a stock, meaning you can actually buy and trade shares of funds like they were shares of any other company on the market.

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 14,976 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $ 2,285,000 after buying an additional 503 shares in the last quarter.

Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 1,275 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $ 114,000 after buying an additional 1,010 shares during the period.

A stock buyback is basically a secondary offering in reverse — instead of selling new shares of stock to the public to put more cash on the corporate balance sheet, a cash - rich company expends some of its own funds on buying shares of stock from the public.

Offering bank investors a view of the company stock, Dimon contended that it still made financial sense for JPMorgan to buy back shares «even at or above two times tangible book value» per share, which was $ 53.56 at year - end.

Action to Take — > If you'd like to follow Buffett's approach but find it challenging to find the right companies that meet his criteria, you can buy shares of exchange - traded funds (ETFs) that tend to hold stocks with strong cash flow.

The firm owned 14,888 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,626 shares during the period.

Before buying shares of a particular tech company's stock, it's a good idea to step back and look at how the company fits within the industry.