1 Days Left Before Armada Hoffler Properties Inc (NYSE:AHH) Will Start Trading Ex-Dividend, Is It Worth Buying?
Important news for shareholders and potential investors in Armada Hoffler Properties Inc (NYSE:AHH): The dividend payment of US$0.20 per share will be distributed into shareholder on 05 July 2018, and the stock will begin trading ex-dividend at an earlier date, 26 June 2018. Is this future income a persuasive enough catalyst for investors to think about Armada Hoffler Properties as an investment today? Below, I’m going to look at the latest data and analyze the stock and its dividend property in further detail. View out our latest analysis for Armada Hoffler Properties
5 checks you should use to assess a dividend stock
When assessing a stock as a potential addition to my dividend Portfolio, I look at these five areas:
Is it paying an annual yield above 75% of dividend payers?
Has it consistently paid a stable dividend without missing a payment or drastically cutting payout?
Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
Is is able to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
Will it have the ability to keep paying its dividends going forward?
How well does Armada Hoffler Properties fit our criteria?
REITs are a special-case dividend payer. This is because a high percentage of their earnings are required to be paid out as dividends. The company currently pays out 170.59% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, meaning that a portion of dividend payments are funded by retained 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.
Reliablity is an important factor for dividend stocks, particularly for income investors who want a strong track record of payment and a positive outlook for future payout. Unfortunately, it is really too early to view Armada Hoffler Properties as a dividend investment. It has only been consistently paying dividends for 5 years, however, standard practice for reliable payers is to look for a 10-year minimum track record.
Compared to its peers, Armada Hoffler Properties produces a yield of 5.41%, which is high for REITs stocks.
Next Steps:
After digging a little deeper into Armada Hoffler Properties’s yield, it’s easy to see why you should be cautious investing in the company just for the dividend. On the other hand, if you are not strictly just a dividend investor, the stock could still be offering some interesting investment opportunities. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I recommend taking sufficient time to understand its core business and determine whether the company and its investment properties suit your overall goals. Below, I’ve compiled three pertinent factors you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for AHH’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for AHH’s outlook.
Valuation: What is AHH 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 AHH is currently mispriced by the market.
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 pass 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.
