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9. Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH)

On February 26, 2026, Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) announced that its board approved a $600 million increase to the company’s existing share repurchase authorization. As of December 31, 2025, Bread Financial had $240 million remaining under the program and repurchased an additional $75 million of shares during 2026, leaving $165 million available prior to the new approval. Following the announcement, the total share repurchase authorization stands at $765 million, with no expiration date.

Earlier in February, Evercore ISI analyst John Pancari upgraded Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) to an Outperform rating from In Line and raised the price target to $90 from $81 previously. John Pancari said the firm’s updated EPS outlook on Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) sits modestly above Street expectations and cited improving earnings trends, inflecting growth, well-managed credit risk, and “solid” capital returns as factors that could support upside to what John Pancari described as the stock’s discount valuation.

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) provides technology-driven payment and lending solutions in North America, including credit card and loan financing services as well as underwriting, funding, and risk management for private label and co-brand credit card programs and Bread Pay partnerships.