PayPal’s Buyback History Has Been ‘Very Poor.’ Can a New CFO Help Change That?

PayPal Holdings Inc. pleased investors when it announced a new $15 billion buyback authorization alongside a suite of other shareholder-friendly moves earlier this week.

While the e-commerce giant has been repurchasing stock for years, its buyback history has been “very poor,” according to VerityData research director Ben Silverman, who tracks buyback patterns and insider-selling data.

See what else Silverman told MarketWatch on PayPal, buybacks, and more in the full article.