Yahoo Finance Enterprise Financial Services' (NASDAQ:EFSC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.23
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 30th of September to $0.23. Despite this raise, the dividend yield of 2.0% is only a modest boost to shareholder returns.
Check out our latest analysis for Enterprise Financial Services
Enterprise Financial Services' Dividend Forecasted To Be Well Covered By Earnings
It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable.
Enterprise Financial Services has a long history of paying out dividends, with its current track record at a minimum of 10 years. Using data from its latest earnings report, Enterprise Financial Services' payout ratio sits at 20%, an extremely comfortable number that shows that it can pay its dividend.
Over the next 3 years, EPS is forecast to expand by 31.7%. Analysts estimate the future payout ratio will be 18% over the same time period, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Enterprise Financial Services Has A Solid Track Record
The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. Since 2012, the annual payment back then was $0.21, compared to the most recent full-year payment of $0.92. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 16% a year over that time. Rapidly growing dividends for a long time is a very valuable feature for an income stock.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Some investors will be chomping at the bit to buy some of the company's stock based on its dividend history. We are encouraged to see that Enterprise Financial Services has grown earnings per share at 12% per year over the past five years. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.
We Really Like Enterprise Financial Services' Dividend
Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. Companies that are growing earnings tend to be the best dividend stocks over the long term. See what the 6 analysts we track are forecasting for Enterprise Financial Services for free with public analyst estimates for the company. Is Enterprise Financial Services not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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