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Deutsche Börse AG (ETR:DB1) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 19th of May to €4.00. Although the dividend is now higher, the yield is only 1.4%, which is below the industry average.
Deutsche Börse's Future Dividend Projections Appear Well Covered By Earnings
While yield is important, another factor to consider about a company's dividend is whether the current payout levels are feasible. Before making this announcement, Deutsche Börse was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 21.4%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 33% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
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Deutsche Börse Has A Solid Track Record
The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. Since 2015, the dividend has gone from €2.10 total annually to €4.00. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 6.7% over that duration. The growth of the dividend has been pretty reliable, so we think this can offer investors some nice additional income in their portfolio.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. It's encouraging to see that Deutsche Börse has been growing its earnings per share at 12% a year over the past five years. Growth in EPS bodes well for the dividend, as does the low payout ratio that the company is currently reporting.
We Really Like Deutsche Börse's Dividend
Overall, a dividend increase is always good, and we think that Deutsche Börse is a strong income stock thanks to its track record and growing earnings. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 12 Deutsche Börse analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Is Deutsche Börse not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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