While
the announcement of a dividend cut could have a negative impact on shares, investors may want to consider that market headwinds are already priced into shares.
Not exact matches
This post captures the
announcements of changes in
dividend amount for the week — both increases and
cuts.
Since tracking the data, companies
cutting their
dividends had an average
Dividend Safety Score below 20 at the time of their dividend reduction announ
Dividend Safety Score below 20 at the time
of their
dividend reduction announ
dividend reduction
announcements.
Not only are your
dividend payments reduced, but also stock values fall well ahead
of the
dividend cut, and often fall even further immediately following the
announcement.
Since tracking the data, companies
cutting their
dividends had an average
Dividend Safety Score below 20 at the time of their dividend reduction announ
Dividend Safety Score below 20 at the time
of their
dividend reduction announ
dividend reduction
announcements.
Announcement that the
dividend will be
cut in half (not the type
of news a
dividend stock investor wants to hear)
The table below shows each company's
Dividend Safety Score at the time the dividend cut was announced, the magnitude of the cut, and a link to the original announcement from the
Dividend Safety Score at the time the
dividend cut was announced, the magnitude of the cut, and a link to the original announcement from the
dividend cut was announced, the magnitude
of the
cut, and a link to the original
announcement from the company:
Funny fact, some readers
of mine had warmed me that this was going to happen and a very good reader from BC suggested me to sell my Bell Aliant units because
of the
announcement made regarding the
dividend cut.