Yahoo Finance BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.52
BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) will increase its dividend on the 26th of August to US$0.52. This makes the dividend yield about the same as the industry average at 2.3%.
See our latest analysis for BOK Financial
BOK Financial's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
We like a dividend to be consistent over the long term, so checking whether it is sustainable is important. BOK Financial is quite easily earning enough to cover the dividend, however it is being let down by weak cash flows. In general, we consider cash flow to be more important than earnings, so we would be cautious about relying on the sustainability of this dividend.
EPS is set to fall by 18.9% over the next 12 months. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we believe the payout ratio could be 30%, which we are pretty comfortable with and we think is feasible on an earnings basis.
BOK Financial Has A Solid Track Record
The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. Since 2011, the first annual payment was US$1.00, compared to the most recent full-year payment of US$2.08. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7.6% a year over that time. The growth of the dividend has been pretty reliable, so we think this can offer investors some nice additional income in their portfolio.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. It's encouraging to see BOK Financial has been growing its earnings per share at 20% a year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for BOK Financial's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.
Our Thoughts On BOK Financial's Dividend
Overall, this is probably not a great income stock, even though the dividend is being raised at the moment. While the low payout ratio is redeeming feature, this is offset by the minimal cash to cover the payments. Overall, we don't think this company has the makings of a good income stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. Just as an example, we've come across 2 warning signs for BOK Financial you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit unpleasant. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our curated list of strong dividend payers.
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