Buybacks

Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq: ABTL) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $1.5 million of the company's common stock. Under the repurchase program, Autobytel may repurchase common stock from time to time on the open...

Exceed Company Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDS) today announced that its Board of Directors has extended the date of expiration of Exceed's existing US$10 million share repurchase program from February 14, 2012 to August 14, 2012. To date, the Company has purchased up to 485,242 of its ordinary shares, at an...

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share, an increase of 15 percent over the previous quarterly amount. This marks the 359th consecutive dividend on the common stock of the company, payable on Mar. 2, 2012, to shareholders of...

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 24, 2012. Marriott also announced that its board...

Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. announced today the authorization of the repurchase of up to 5,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. This replaces the existing repurchase authorization. The specific timing and amount of the...

CareFusion Corp. (NYSE: CFN), today announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the company's common stock. "This share repurchase program reflects our confidence in CareFusion's growth potential and our commitment to increasing shareholder value," said...

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) announced today that it had decided to terminate the share repurchase program it announced on September 1, 2011. Willi-Food decided to terminate its share repurchase program in order to focus its resources on developing its core business activity....

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today announced the completion of a $100 million forward stock repurchase agreement that was executed on November 3, 2011. In conjunction with the agreement, the Company repurchased 1,451,193 shares of stock at an average price of approximately $68...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Visa Inc (NYSE: V) reported an upbeat quarterly profit and announced its plans to buy back $500 million worth of its stock. Visa shares climbed 3.09% to $111.70 in after-hours trading. Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) posted a quarterly loss of...

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ALTE) announced today that Alterra's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.14 per share. The dividend is payable on March 7, 2012, to shareholders of record as of February 22, 2012. In addition, on February 8, 2012, Alterra's Board of Directors...