Yahoo Finance Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.23
Trustmark Corporation's (NASDAQ:TRMK) investors are due to receive a payment of US$0.23 per share on 15th of June. Based on this payment, the dividend yield will be 3.4%, which is fairly typical for the industry.
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Trustmark's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings
We like a dividend to be consistent over the long term, so checking whether it is sustainable is important. Based on the last payment, Trustmark was quite comfortably earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that a large portion of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.
Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 7.2%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 42%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Trustmark 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. The most recent annual payment of US$0.92 is about the same as the first annual payment 10 years ago. While the consistency in the dividend payments is impressive, we think the relatively slow rate of growth is less attractive.
Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Achieve
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. Earnings have grown at around 4.0% a year for the past five years, which isn't massive but still better than seeing them shrink. Growth of 4.0% may indicate that the company has limited investment opportunity so it is returning its earnings to shareholders instead. This isn't bad in itself, but unless earnings growth pick up we wouldn't expect dividends to grow either.
We Really Like Trustmark's Dividend
Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Trustmark might even raise payments in the future. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.
It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 5 Trustmark analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Is Trustmark not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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