Sentences with phrase «to boost stock prices»

They argue that what such attempts really do is encourage executives to do things that will boost stock prices in the short term, rather than to build long - term value.

These practices may help boost stock prices, at least temporarily.

They are shareholder friendly, low risk, and effective at boosting stock prices.

Publix, an employee - owned company, also boosted its stock price by 35 cents a share to $ 41.75.

Another rumor states that China might lift a ban on consoles meaning that Nintendo will be free to sell its hardware within China with no need for partnership, this in turn helped boost the stock price for Nintendo.

And with recent news of consolidation under a new parent company called Alphabet, many believe this could result in more clarity and transparency on Google's wide - range of businesses, and boost the stock price even more.

Buoyed by an unquenchable thirst for short - term stock gains, traders and activist investors are mounting pressure on a wide array of companies to cut research and capital expenditures in order to increase stock buybacks and thus boost stock prices.

BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman boosted his stock price target to $ 57 from $ 48, citing one of Oracle's «strongest quarters in years,» while J.P. Morgan's Mark Murphy lifted his target to $ 55 from $ 51, saying he believes «this quarter will mark a turning point in investor sentiment.»

Global stocks slid Tuesday as investors, particularly those investing in up - and - coming markets, braced for the possible phaseout of a U.S. central bank stimulus program that has boosted stock prices worldwide.

The downside for Tesla is now that it has shown there is an aspirational market for EVs that can boost stock prices if not make money, the world's biggest and best automakers are lining up to compete with the tiny automaker, which sold just 31,655 cars globally last year and 13,785 units in the U.S., according to WardsAuto estimates.

Although there are many who believe a freefall is coming, much like a trampoline, a naturally occurring financial mechanism has provided a relentless bid to boost stock prices higher... a buyback bonanza!

However geo - political issues and demand can lead to higher oil prices in the coming months potentially boosting the stock prices of this sector and related sectors.

AMD in particular noted in its most recent 10 - K Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its business, which boosted its stock price heavily last year, that a drop in cryptocurrency demand specifically could hurt its business.

For example, the Long Island Iced Tea Corporation randomly added «blockchain» to its name and boosted stock prices in Q4.

That can help buoy the economy as well as company earnings, which helps boost stock prices.

No matter how nice an adjuster may seem, know he or she is a paid corporate shill working at the direction of big money to boost stock price for some insurance company.

Investors bid down yields as interest rates fall, which boosts stock prices.

He believes that Yahoo could boost its stock price by about $ 16 per share by coming up with a strategy that would minimize the company's taxes when it sells the rest of its holdings in Alibaba Group and another investment in Yahoo Japan.

If they succeeded in boosting the stock price, executives stood to profit personally from generous stock options.

Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management, which had put pressure on the company to pursue strategies to boost its stock price, said it would vote for the deal.

That means in order to boost stock prices (and hence their own compensation) CEOs merely need to boost expectations.

While Nordstrom wanted to perform well this holiday season, there was some concern that delivering too strongly could boost its stock price and edge the price out of financing range.

Strong credit markets give companies borrowing options to boost their stock prices, while making bearish investors scramble to close out trades before losing any more money, both of which then push the stock market even higher and continue the self - reinforcing bullish cycle.

While the government may not do anything specific for investors, Russell does say that its commitment to lowering business tax rates and creating a more business - friendly climate helps companies grow earnings, which should then, theoretically, boost stock prices.

Robert W. Baird's Benjamin Kallo's suggestion that Tesla offer more Model 3 updates to help boost its stock price was met with a blunt response.

Icahn's demand that Apple increase its stock buyback marks the second time this year the company has faced pressure from a big shareholder to boost its stock price, which tumbled from its peak of $ 702.10 last September to as low as $ 393.78 in June.

My sense is that if the Fed had not started QE to boost stock prices, we would have seen a better correlation.

Icahn has a track record of targeting companies that he feels are undervalued in order to boost their stock prices.

The Shenzhen Exchange in China has started cracking down on companies using misleading blockchain affiliations to boost their stock prices.

Companies are always on the prowl for any means to boost their stock price.

Since this is a clothing company, these are typically factors that boost profitability, which would boost the stock price.

Plus, if Netflix can boost their stock price, maybe they'll put more effort into the fight scenes in next season of Iron Fist.

In 2015, the US federal indictment reports that email addresses stolen from JPMorgan Chase 83 million compromised account in 2014 were eventually used by the unauthorized party to boost stock prices in the pump - and - dump schemes.

Email addresses retrieved in a 2014 attack that compromised data on some 83 million JPMorgan Chase customers was later used in pump - and - dump schemes to boost stock prices, according to U.S. federal indictments in the case in 2015.

The Shenzhen Exchange in China has started cracking down on companies using misleading blockchain affiliations to boost their stock prices.

The company is being pressed by activist investor Land & Buildings Investment Management LLC to sell assets, reduce spending and put its properties into a REIT to boost the stock price, as other gambling companies have done.