Best Buy (BBY) Raises Quarterly Dividend 21.4% to $0.34; $3B Buyback

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Jefferies Remains Sidelined on Best Buy (BBY) Following 4Q

March 2, 2017 7:30 AM EST

Jefferies reiterated a Hold rating and $43.00 price target on Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) following the company's 4Q earnings report. Relative to expectations, taxes helped 4Q EPS by $0.14, but the swing y-y in the rate was worth $0.10.

Analyst Daniel Binder commented, "While... More

Best Buy (BBY) Tops Q4 EPS by 28c, Sales Miss; Guides Q1 Below Views, New $3B Buyback and Raised Dividend

March 1, 2017 7:04 AM EST

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) reported Q4 EPS of $1.95, $0.28 better than the analyst estimate of $1.67. Revenue for the quarter came in at $13.48 billion versus the consensus estimate of $13.62 billion.

A new $3 billion share repurchase plan expected to be completed over the next two years; andA 21% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.34 per share, effective immediately.

GUIDANCE:

Best Buy sees Q1 2018 EPS of $0.35-$0.40, versus the consensus of $0.49.

In the fourth quarter, we delivered Enterprise revenue of $13.5 billion, near the midpoint of our guidance range, improved our... More