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This Small-Cap Bank Just Authorized 2 Million More Shares for Buybacks

Management thinks the stock is cheap, so it buys the stock. That does not guarantee upside. But when the repurchase is large enough to matter, it changes the math. Fewer shares mean more ownership per share, more earnings-per-share leverage, and, if the business keeps working, a better setup for patient investors. That is what makes Waterstone Financial, Lyft, and Omnicom worth watching right now. Waterstone just authorized 2,000,000 additional shares, Lyft approved a new $1 billion repurchase program, and Omnicom approved a $5 billion program alongside $2.5 billion of accelerated repurchases. That is the better way to frame this list. WSBF is the small-cap bank buyback story. LYFT is the tech-capital-discipline story. OMC is the large-cap cash-flow machine story. The small-cap bank story Company: Waterstone Financial (SYM: WSBF) Regional bank using a meaningful buyback to tighten the share count. Waterstone is the cleanest “small-cap buyback actually matters” story here. On April 27,…

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Wall Street’s favorite trick is to make you feel late.

Wall Street talks. Filings don’t. Wall Street’s favorite trick is to make you feel late. Late to AI. Late to the “Magnificent 7.” Late to the “next Fed pivot.” And when you’re finally panicking into the trade, the same people who sold you the story are already moving on. So this week we’re doing what the financial media almost never does: we’re following the receipts. Between an ugly celebrity-IPO debut, activists prowling in neglected corners, and a surprisingly old-school bet from Berkshire,…

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