Sentence examples for raise shareholder from inspiring English sources

Banks are cutting costs to raise shareholder returns.

But the companies are announcing large repurchases of their own shares, and some are expected to raise shareholder dividends.

While a poison pill may raise shareholder rights concerns, the Netflix pill can be viewed as a nonevent because it doesn't change much.

The hedge fund said in a statement that while it appreciated the insurer's efforts to raise shareholder value, its actions did not address the fundamental problem of analysts who were neglecting the company's property and casualty business.

The hedge fund has argued that the Web company needs to do more to raise shareholder value, including by improving its display advertising business and by radically overhauling its Patch hyperlocal content unit.

TRW, which is based in Cleveland, rejected Northrop's offer last week and announced its own plans to raise shareholder value, including spinning off its automotive parts unit within nine months.

NEW YORK TIMES Olympus Aims to Raise Shareholders' Equity Ratio by 2017  |  The announcement suggested the scandal-plagued company may have to raise capital, Reuters reports.

Sanofi, meanwhile, faces no apparent bidding competition, and its public statement seemed aimed at raising shareholder pressure on Genzyme to sell.

Besides, the proposed rules do not cover how long executives must hold onto options, how compensation will be set in a takeover situation or other pay issues that have raised shareholder ire.

One factor that has raised shareholder equity this year — and lowered the leverage ratios — is that Lehman was able to report $2.4 billion in pretax "profits" because the market value of its debt has fallen.

ConocoPhillips plans to maintain its dividend, and expects to eventually raise that shareholder payout.