Analysts raise L&T targets on stellar Q1, share buyback

Analysts raise L&T targets on stellar Q1, share buyback

Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) surged to an all-time high on Wednesday – rising as much as 4.4% in early trades – as the Street cheered better-than-expected first-quarter earnings that saw its order book surpass ₹4 lakh crore for the first time ever. Separately, the company announced a special dividend and a ₹10,000 crore share … Read more

Wipro to consider share buyback on April 27 along with Q4 results

Wipro to consider share buyback on April 27 along with Q4 results

NEW DELHI: Bengaluru-based IT major today announced that it will consider a share buyback proposal on April 27 along with the release of its March quarter report card. In a regulatory filing, Wipro said its board of directors will be considering a proposal to buyback equity shares of the company, besides other issues, at a … Read more

Big tech targets bond market for cash to buy back sinking stocks

Big tech targets bond market for cash to buy back sinking stocks

Tech companies including Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. are expected to hit the bond market in size to buy back stock after last year’s rout. As much as $20 billion in issuance from Microsoft and $10 billion from Meta could be on the docket, according to analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The sector has more … Read more

Wipro’s share buyback offers an arbitrage opportunity

Wipro’s share buyback offers an arbitrage opportunity

MUMBAI: Wipro’s share buyback offers an arbitrage opportunity for small shareholders, according to brokerage ICICI Direct. Analysts expect investors to earn about 5%-14% from this trade depending on the extent of the acceptance in the buyback offer. India’s third largest software exporter Wipro has announced a buyback of 23.8 crore shares from its shareholders on … Read more

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire bought back record $5 billion of stock last quarter

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire bought back record  billion of stock last quarter

By Katherine Chiglinsky Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. spent a record $5 billion buying back Berkshire’s own stock in the second quarter. Berkshire’s Class A shares, which fell in line with the S&P 500 in the first three months of the year as the pandemic spread in the US, fell another 1.7% last quarter while … Read more