Southside Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:SBSI): What You Have To Know Before Buying For The Upcoming Dividend
On the 06 September 2018, Southside Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:SBSI) will be paying shareholders an upcoming dividend amount of US$0.30 per share. However, investors must have bought the company’s stock before 22 August 2018 in order to qualify for the payment. That means you have only 2 days left! Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I examine Southside Bancshares’s latest financial data to analyse its dividend characteristics.
Check out our latest analysis for Southside Bancshares
5 checks you should use to assess a dividend stock
When researching a dividend stock, I always follow the following screening criteria:
Does it pay an annual yield higher than 75% of dividend payers?
Has its dividend been stable over the past (i.e. no missed payments or significant payout cuts)?
Has it increased its dividend per share amount over the past?
Does earnings amply cover its dividend payments?
Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?
How does Southside Bancshares fare?
The current trailing twelve-month payout ratio for the stock is 60.83%, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. In the near future, analysts are predicting lower payout ratio of 48.91%, leading to a dividend yield of around 3.45%. However, EPS should increase to $2.38, meaning that the lower payout ratio does not necessarily implicate a lower dividend payment.
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. 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.
Relative to peers, Southside Bancshares produces a yield of 3.42%, which is on the low-side for Banks stocks.
Next Steps:
Considering the dividend attributes we analyzed above, Southside Bancshares 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. I’ve put together three relevant factors you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for SBSI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for SBSI’s outlook.
Valuation: What is SBSI 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 SBSI 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.
