We continue our updates for the detailed dividend stock pages, as of today, additional dividend safety data is available for the majority of the stocks in our database. The individual pages now include the following Dividend Safety Metrics overview. See for example 3M (MMM). Dividend payout ratio The dividend payout ratio and dividend growth, representing…
Britain’s telecom group BT shares are tumbling 8% on Thursday after the announcement to suspend its dividend and currently trade around 105.20 (GBX). The 2019/20 reported results were in line with expectations, but the dividend plan is worse than expected. The company said its board has decided that it was more prudent to suspend the…
The Belgian-Dutch food retailer Ahold Delhaize has reported Q1 2020 EPS that is up by about 50% at 59 euro cents, beating the consensus by 5 cents Ahold’s net sales rose by 14.7% to 18.2 billion euros, including a 12.7% increase excluding currency effects. The Ahold Delhaize group is maintaining its annual targets, including underlying…