Sentences with phrase «stock in a given company»

Put simply, divestment is when an organization or individual sells shares of stock in a given company or sector.

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Also, Schultz decided to give «partners» (his employees) stock in the company, called «Bean stock.»

Companies on a major stock exchange are often subject to tougher transparency rules, giving more insight into the workings of a company they are putting their faith in.

For Coutu, who has a 93 % voting stake in his company, the merger personally earns him $ 2.5 billion in cash and stock, and gives him a 6 % stake in Metro.

Dual stock - structure doesn't necessarily give Zuckerberg final say in every decision, but his votes carry so much weight that it makes him an incredibly powerful player in the company»» even apart from his status as founder and CEO.

Whereas during the financial crisis, companies gave CEOs more in restricted shares or stock options, the articled added:

Moreover, BlackRock's heavy focus on index funds, which have to stay invested in the stocks in a given index, gives it less sway over companies than activists willing to dump a stock if their demands aren't met.

Employees are also given stock options so that they know they have both a stake and reward in the company's success.

Kim Kardashian West revealed what husband Kanye West gave her this Christmas: Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock in major companies including Disney, Apple, and Amazon.

Kanye West Gives Kim Kardashian West Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Worth of Stock in Five Major Companies

Although the largest 10 stocks at any given time are usually heavyweights in the business earnings department, they're rarely the 10 most profitable companies.

An alternative to giving employees direct ownership in the company is to distribute what is called a stock appreciation right or SAR, which is also known as «phantom stock.»

To diversify even further, you can put together several funds — for example, one that gives you exposure to international stocks, and one or two that invest in small and medium U.S. companies.

In a pair of follow - up tweets Musk further explained that «Mary Beth was an amazing assistant for over 10 yrs, but as company complexity grew, the role required several specialists vs one generalist,» and «MB was given 52 weeks of salary & stock in appreciation for her great contribution & left to join a small firm, once again as a generalist,&raquIn a pair of follow - up tweets Musk further explained that «Mary Beth was an amazing assistant for over 10 yrs, but as company complexity grew, the role required several specialists vs one generalist,» and «MB was given 52 weeks of salary & stock in appreciation for her great contribution & left to join a small firm, once again as a generalist,&raquin appreciation for her great contribution & left to join a small firm, once again as a generalist,»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Tesla investors gave Musk stock options worth about $ 78 million in 2012 that vested only when the company hit production and market value milestones.

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has donated another roughly $ 2.86 billion of his holdings in the company's stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, as part of his plan to give away nearly his entire fortune.

We're rolling out an employee stock option plan so people who join us are given the opportunity to participate in the equity of the company.

And we thought the best way to have those kinds of universal values was to build around company - owned stores and then to provide stock options to every employee, to give them a financial and psychological stake in the company.»

«This is a reminder that investors should give heightened scrutiny to penny stock companies that have switched their focus to the latest business trend, such as cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, or initial coin offerings,» Michele Wein Layne, director of the Los Angeles regional office for the commission, said in a statement.

The company missed earnings forecasts badly in mid-2011, and the stock tanked — but investors gave Hastings time to rebuild, and shares recovered by 2013.

Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a) gave up on Twenty - First Century Fox stock earlier this year, it disclosed Monday — just as the owner of Fox News was embroiled in a widening sexual harassment scandal that culminated last month in the ouster of political commentator Bill O'Reilly.

Given that global TV advertising spending totaled $ 350 billion in 2012, according to researchers Nielsen, the scale of the opportunity for Shazam is huge, said Fisher, who hopes the TV business will help build the company into one suitable for a stock - market listing.

Twitter Chief Executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey said he is giving a third of his stock in the company, about 1 percent, to the employee equity pool.

Cramer recommended that parents give their children the gift of stock in a high - quality company that resonates with younger people.

In addition to a $ 1 million base salary and $ 2 million performance bonus, the Waterloo, Ontario, company will give him 13 million BlackBerry restricted share units, worth $ 85 million based on the current stock price, that will vest over five years.

Just consider the financial risks entrepreneurs run, for example, if they give company stock to their children as part of a long - term estate - planning strategy — only to have the IRS step in years later and challenge the claimed taxable value of the gifts.

But even then, the stock had a sky - high valuation, and shares have fallen further in the interim, giving the company an ROI of minus 23 %.

From Nike to PVH to Tapestry [formerly Coach], Cramer has watched the companies and their stocks tell a story of a comeback in the apparel space, giving him confidence that the strength isn't just a blip.

Given the fact that there's little coverage of small - caps, stocks in this part of the market can be undiscovered or misunderstood, creating large discrepancies between the stock prices and the actual value of the companies.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

Companies in the S&P 500 are on track to give investors more than $ 1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividend increases this year, according to Howard Silverblatt, a senior analyst at S&P Dow...

Two areas in particular might benefit from Kalanick's exit, keeping in mind he hasn't resigned from the Uber board nor given up his influential voting shares of the company's stock.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has the distinction of having the greatest number of companies in the mining and oil & gas industries in any exchange across the globe, which isn't surprising given how big of a percentage of Canada's economy those industries form.

She and her husband, who worked at Starbucks for 15 years, used Bean Stock, a program that gives partners company stock as equity, to help buy a three - bedroom house when they moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas in Stock, a program that gives partners company stock as equity, to help buy a three - bedroom house when they moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas in stock as equity, to help buy a three - bedroom house when they moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas in 2006.

Now, they are suddenly getting calls from companies that seem to have access to capital through the stock market, even if most of them do not really have available capital; all they want is to add the word «cannabis» to their name in order to give their share prices a boost.

In companies where top management does not own stock, or owns only moderate amounts, management may employ accounting methods or make tactical decisions to ensure that their bonuses, salaries, and other benefits are given priority over other expenditures, such as important research and development ventures.

«Total CEO realized compensation» for a given year is defined as (i) Mr. Musk's salary, cash bonuses, non-equity incentive plan compensation and all other compensation as reported in «Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table» below, plus (ii) with respect to any stock option exercised by Mr. Musk in such year in connection with which shares of stock were also sold other than to satisfy the resulting tax liability, if any, the difference between the market price of Tesla common stock at the time of exercise on the exercise date and the exercise price of the option, plus (iii) with respect to any restricted stock unit vested by Mr. Musk in such year in connection with which shares of stock were also sold other than automatic sales to satisfy the Company's withholding obligations related to the vesting of such restricted stock unit, if any, the market price of Tesla common stock at the time of vesting, plus (iv) any cash actually received by Mr. Musk in respect of any shares sold to cover tax liabilities as described in (ii) and (iii) above, following the payment of such amounts.

A stock appreciation right gives a participant the right to receive the appreciation in the fair market value of Company Common Stock between the date of grant of the award and the date of its exerstock appreciation right gives a participant the right to receive the appreciation in the fair market value of Company Common Stock between the date of grant of the award and the date of its exerStock between the date of grant of the award and the date of its exercise.

If you vote by proxy card or voting instruction card and sign the card without giving specific instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board (FOR all of HP's nominees to the Board, FOR ratification of the appointment of HP's independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the approval of the compensation of HP's named executive officers, FOR the approval of an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, FOR the Hewlett - Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and FOR the approval of an amendment to the Hewlett - Packard Company 2005 Pay - for - Results Plan to extend the term of the plan).

Definition: In technical analysis, this shows the average value of a company's stock price over a given period of time (50, 100, or 200 days).

Transients [2] pile into companies that beat on quarterly earnings or meet certain technical indicators, giving the appearance that these measures drive stock prices even though these movements tend to be short - lived and have no basis in the underlying cash flows of the company.

It's common to object to the dividend yield as a measure of valuation, given that companies have devoted more of their earnings to stock repurchases than dividend payments in recent years.

The exchange reportedly disclosed that it has already implemented supervisory measures against 17 companies, including temporarily suspending the trade of some of those companies» shares in order to give the body sufficient time to review the causes behind dramatic changes in their stock prices.

So Europeans and Asians see U.S. companies pumping more and more dollars into their economies, not only to buy their exports in excess of providing them with goods and services in return, and not only to buy their companies and commanding heights of privatized public enterprises without giving them reciprocal rights to buy important U.S. companies (remember the U.S. turn - down of Chinas attempt to buy into the U.S. oil distribution business), and not only to buy foreign stocks, bonds and real estate.

A New York Times report in April found that he has earned at least $ 3.2 million in board fees and stock grants from public companies and given more than 100 speeches for which he is typically paid $ 50,000 each.

Like all mutual funds, international and global stock funds can potentially invest in a large number of securities, giving you a cost - effective way to own shares in many different companies.

It doesn't matter if you are a fixed income investor considering purchasing bonds issued by a company, an equity investor considering buying stock in a firm, a landlord contemplating leasing a property to an enterprise, a bank officer making a recommendation on a potential loan, or a vendor thinking about extending credit to a new customer, knowing how to calculate it in a few seconds can give you a powerful insight into the health of company.

Stubbornly low yet consistent economic growth in the U.S. gave confidence to companies that they could market debt in seemingly limitless quantities, while short - term investors enjoyed the stock market gains.

Domestic stock funds offer exposure to the world's largest, most liquid equity market, and can give investors the ability to own stocks in some of the world's most successful companies.