Jefferies has increased the advice for Unilever from “Hold” to “Buy” and has raised its target price from 53 euros to 59 euros. The analysts at Jefferies expect that the Unilever management will take more measures, for example by cutting the portfolio, in order to raise the growth expectations in order to keep activist shareholders…
The European Dividend Aristocrats index total return was up 2.18% for December 2019. The European Dividend Aristocrats and its reference index (S&P Europe 35) are almost on par, based on the full-year total return of 27.38%, versus 27.24% for the benchmark. The chart below displays the historical performance of the European Dividend Aristocrats since 2010.…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
European Dividend Aristocrat L’Oréal (OR.PA), the French cosmetics giant, is worldwide known for its cosmetic products and has a very impressive track record. The company has a long history of steady dividend increases. In fact, L’Oréal is in Europe the Dividend Aristocrat with the longest track record of consecutive dividend increases each year, if its…
The Swiss pharmaceutical Roche (ROG.SW) has a very impressive track record. The company has a long history of steady dividend increases. In fact, Roche would qualify as a true European Dividend Aristocrat, if its dividend payout were measured in its home currency (CHF). Roche is one of the few European dividend stocks with at least…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
European Dividend Aristocrat Nestle SA reported on Thursday that its nine-month sales rose to 3.7%. The Swiss consumer-goods giant also said that it will distribute up to 20 billion Swiss francs ($20.07 billion) to its shareholders between 2020 and 2022. This will happen primarily through buybacks while maintaining its dividend policy. Nestle SA current dividend…
Shares in Danone (BN.FR) fell sharply Friday after the food company adjusted its guidance to lower sales growth expectations. The French food company said it was adjusting its guidance to lower expectations for its like-for-like sales growth in 2019. Danone’s sales is 6.42 billion euros ($7.13 billion), up from EUR6.19 billion the year previous and…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…