Yahoo Finance News (NASDAQ:NWSA) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.10
News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) will pay a dividend of $0.10 on the 12th of October. The dividend yield is 1.1% based on this payment, which is a little bit low compared to the other companies in the industry.
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News' Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions
It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable. Before making this announcement, News was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.
EPS is set to fall by 2.9% over the next 12 months. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we believe the payout ratio could be 20%, which we are pretty comfortable with and we think is feasible on an earnings basis.
News Doesn't Have A Long Payment History
News' dividend has been pretty stable for a little while now, but we will continue to be cautious until it has been demonstrated for a few more years. The last annual payment of $0.20 was flat on the annual payment from7 years ago. News hasn't been paying a dividend for very long, so we wouldn't get to excited about its record of growth just yet.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Some investors will be chomping at the bit to buy some of the company's stock based on its dividend history. It's encouraging to see that News has been growing its earnings per share at 44% a year over the past five years. Earnings have been growing rapidly, and with a low payout ratio we think that the company could turn out to be a great dividend stock.
We Really Like News' Dividend
Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think News might even raise payments in the future. The company is generating plenty of cash, and the earnings also quite easily cover the distributions. We should point out that the earnings are expected to fall over the next 12 months, which won't be a problem if this doesn't become a trend, but could cause some turbulence in the next year. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 13 News analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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