TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN): Ex-Dividend Is In 4 Days
Shares of TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) will begin trading ex-dividend in 4 days. To qualify for the dividend check of US$0.16 per share, investors must have owned the shares prior to 28 March 2019, which is the last day the company’s management will finalize their list of shareholders to which they will send dividend payments. Is this future income stream a compelling catalyst for dividend investors to think about the stock as an investment today? Let’s take a look at TowneBank’s most recent financial data to examine its dividend characteristics in more detail.
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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?
Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?
Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
Is its earnings sufficient to payout dividend at the current rate?
Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?
Does TowneBank pass our checks?
The company currently pays out 33% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. In the near future, analysts are predicting a payout ratio of 34% which, assuming the share price stays the same, leads to a dividend yield of around 3.0%. Moreover, EPS should increase to $2.07.
When considering the sustainability of dividends, it is also worth checking the cash flow of a company. Companies with strong cash flow can sustain a higher payout ratio, while companies with weaker cash flow generally cannot.
If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. TOWN has increased its DPS from $0.31 to $0.64 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. This is an impressive feat, which makes TOWN a true dividend rockstar.
Compared to its peers, TowneBank produces a yield of 2.7%, which is on the low-side for Banks stocks.
Next Steps:
With this in mind, I definitely rank TowneBank as a strong dividend stock, and makes it worth further research for anyone who likes steady income generation from their 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. Below, I’ve compiled three essential factors you should further examine:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for TOWN’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for TOWN’s outlook.
Valuation: What is TOWN 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 TOWN 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.
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