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Having reduced its size through the sale of assets and the elimination of nonessential product lines, Tesco is more focused than it has been in years. With this Tesco share price may be on its way up as a result of improved efficiency. In addition, the company is now better equipped to deal with external threats and focus on what customers want.
As a result, the management team will have more time to focus on rewarding shareholders. After a number of dividend increases, the stock presently offers a dividend yield of 3.7 percent to investors. In addition, the company is exploring for new ways to return earnings to its stockholders.
On Monday, Tesco announced that it would begin buying back up to 500 million pounds’ worth of its own stock.
Shares of the company will be repurchased by Citigroup Global Markets Limited for the company, according to the statement. Managers’ decision to repurchase shares worth £500 million shows they believe Tesco’s stock price is undervalued. As a result, investors should expect higher returns if the company decides to buy back stock instead of utilizing the funds to expand its market share.
By repurchasing shares, the company’s total number of shares will be reduced, giving each existing shareholder a greater stake in the company’s earnings.
TSCO share price was on an ascent 7 trading sessions ago and has since recovered from the downtrend that followed four days later. The asset is riding on a strong momentum, with the RSI at 62. This makes a strong case for a bullish market, which could push the price up to the first resistance level at 272.5.
Beyond that point, the market could retrace its path to the previous resistance level. On the flipside, the shares may find the first support at 268.50, but if it breaches that point, it could signal downward action leading to the second support at 254.50