Polar Capital Holdings Plc

AIM:POLR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£490.7m

Polar Capital Holdings Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Polar Capital Holdings is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 9.15%. Next payment date is on 10th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 12th December, 2024.

Key information

9.1%

Dividend yield

0.2%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield9.3%
Future Dividend Yield9.2%
Dividend Growth5.1%
Next dividend pay date10 Jan 25
Ex dividend date12 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUK£0.460
Payout ratio106%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.14

Nov 21
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.14

Recent updates

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.14

Nov 21
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.14

Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Polar Capital Holdings Plc (LON:POLR)

Apr 12
Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Polar Capital Holdings Plc (LON:POLR)

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.32

Jun 29
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.32

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.14

Nov 24
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of £0.14

Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 0.006%

Jul 06
Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 0.006%

Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 30
Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Passed With Ease

Mar 15
I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Passed With Ease

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.14

Dec 11
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.14

Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 24
Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

The Compensation For Polar Capital Holdings plc's (LON:POLR) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Sep 02
The Compensation For Polar Capital Holdings plc's (LON:POLR) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Is Now The Time To Put Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) On Your Watchlist?

Jul 03
Is Now The Time To Put Polar Capital Holdings (LON:POLR) On Your Watchlist?

Why Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Is A Top Dividend Stock

Feb 15
Why Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Is A Top Dividend Stock

Read This Before Buying Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Shares

Jan 25
Read This Before Buying Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Shares

Did You Participate In Any Of Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) Fantastic 130% Return ?

Jan 04
Did You Participate In Any Of Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) Fantastic 130% Return ?

Is It Smart To Buy Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?

Dec 13
Is It Smart To Buy Polar Capital Holdings plc (LON:POLR) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?

How Is Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) CEO Compensated?

Dec 03
How Is Polar Capital Holdings' (LON:POLR) CEO Compensated?

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: POLR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: POLR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Polar Capital Holdings Dividend Yield vs Market
How does POLR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (POLR)9.1%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.8%
Analyst forecast (POLR) (up to 3 years)9.2%

Notable Dividend: POLR's dividend (9.15%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: POLR's dividend (9.15%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (106%), POLR's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (82.5%), POLR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 19:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Polar Capital Holdings Plc is covered by 14 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine HeathAltium Capital Limited
null nullCanaccord Genuity
Keith BairdCantor Fitzgerald Europe