Yahoo Finance 3 Days Left Until Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE:WMK) Trades Ex-Dividend
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Investors who want to cash in on Weis Markets, Inc.’s (NYSE:WMK) upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share have only 3 days left to buy the shares before its ex-dividend date, 15 February 2019, in time for dividends payable on the 05 March 2019. Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I take a deeper dive into Weis Markets’s latest financial data to analyse its dividend attributes.
Check out our latest analysis for Weis Markets
Here’s how I find good dividend stocks
When researching a dividend stock, I always follow the following screening criteria:
Is its annual yield among the top 25% of dividend-paying companies?
Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?
Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
Does earnings amply cover its dividend payments?
Based on future earnings growth, will it be able to continue to payout dividend at the current rate?
How well does Weis Markets fit our criteria?
Weis Markets has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 29%, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward.
When considering the sustainability of dividends, it is also worth checking the cash flow of a company. A company with strong cash flow, relative to earnings, can sometimes sustain a high pay out ratio.
If dividend is a key criteria in your investment consideration, then you need to make sure the dividend stock you’re eyeing out is reliable in its payments. In the case of WMK it has increased its DPS from $1.16 to $1.24 in the past 10 years. It has also been paying out dividend consistently during this time, as you’d expect for a company increasing its dividend levels. This is an impressive feat, which makes WMK a true dividend rockstar.
Relative to peers, Weis Markets produces a yield of 2.5%, which is high for Consumer Retailing stocks but still below the market’s top dividend payers.
Next Steps:
Considering the dividend attributes we analyzed above, Weis Markets is definitely worth keeping an eye on for someone looking to build a dedicated income portfolio. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I urge potential investors to try and get a good understanding of the underlying business and its fundamentals before deciding on an investment. There are three key factors you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for WMK’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for WMK’s outlook.
Valuation: What is WMK worth today? Even if the stock is a cash cow, it’s not worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether WMK is currently mispriced by the market.
Other Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.
