Cannibals

[LC]

Below is a link to the S&P buyback index. May be a good plaice to start investigating when looking for cannibals:

 

http://us.spindices.com/indices/strategy/sp-500-buyback-index

[Guest hellsten]

Factset publishes an excellent quarterly report:

http://www.factset.com/websitefiles/PDFs/buyback/buyback_6.19.13

 

The report contains, among other things, a list of:

- Top 10 Companies by Buyback Yield

- Top 10 Companies by Dollar-Value Buybacks – Trailing Twelve Months

- Top 10 Stocks by “Share Repurchase P/E” Discount Relative to 7-Year Median P/E

- Top 10 Stocks by Average Share Buyback Price Discount Relative to Average Stock Price – TTM

 

AIG has bought back 17.7% in 12 months  :)