Should OMV Aktiengesellschaft (VIE:OMV) Be Part Of Your Portfolio?
A large part of investment returns can be generated by dividend-paying stock given their role in compounding returns over time. Historically, OMV Aktiengesellschaft (VIE:OMV) has been paying a dividend to shareholders. Today it yields 3.3%. Does OMV tick all the boxes of a great dividend stock? Below, I’ll take you through my analysis.
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5 questions I ask before picking a dividend stock
Whenever I am looking at a potential dividend stock investment, I always check these five metrics:
Is it the top 25% annual dividend yield payer?
Has its dividend been stable over the past (i.e. no missed payments or significant payout cuts)?
Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?
Can it afford to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?
How well does OMV fit our criteria?
OMV has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 36.0%, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. In the near future, analysts are predicting a payout ratio of 33.1%, leading to a dividend yield of 4.0%. Moreover, EPS should increase to €5.2.
When considering the sustainability of dividends, it is also worth checking the cash flow of a company. Cash flow is important because companies with strong cash flow can usually sustain higher payout ratios.
If there’s one type of stock you want to be reliable, it’s dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. Whilst its per-share payments have increased during the past 10 years, there has been some hiccups. Investors have seen reductions in the dividend per share in the past, although, it has picked up again.
In terms of its peers, OMV generates a yield of 3.3%, which is on the low-side for Oil and Gas stocks.
Next Steps:
With these dividend metrics in mind, I definitely rank OMV as a strong income stock, and is worth further research for anyone who considers dividends an important part of their portfolio strategy. 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 aspects you should further research:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for OMV’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for OMV’s outlook.
Valuation: What is OMV 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 OMV 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.
