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Corporate Buybacks: A Misused Tool for Insiders, Not Shareholders
ByAinvest
Friday, Aug 15, 2025 5:54 am ET1min read
A recent surge in insider selling among S&P 500 companies suggests that corporate buybacks may not be returning capital to shareholders as commonly believed. Instead, insiders are selling shares to benefit from the boost in stock price that buybacks can provide. This contradicts the notion that buybacks are a return of capital to shareholders, as they do not benefit all shareholders equally.
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