Diversified Energy Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Diversified Energy is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.94% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 27th February, 2025.
Key information
6.9%
Dividend yield
2.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 9.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 11.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Mar 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 27 Feb 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£1.160 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Diversified Energy Company PLC's (LON:DEC) 28% Share Price Climb
Nov 17
Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Diversified Energy Company PLC (LON:DEC)
Aug 03Even With A 26% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding Diversified Energy Company PLC's (LON:DEC) Performance Completely
Apr 27Analysts Are Betting On Diversified Energy Company PLC (LON:DEC) With A Big Upgrade This Week
Apr 26Revenues Working Against Diversified Energy Company PLC's (LON:DEC) Share Price Following 25% Dive
Jan 18Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: DEC has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: DEC's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Diversified Energy Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (DEC) | 6.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 5.4% |
| Analyst forecast (DEC) (up to 3 years) | 6.8% |
Notable Dividend: DEC's dividend (6.94%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: DEC's dividend (6.94%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.8%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.1%), DEC's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (37.4%), DEC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 00:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Diversified Energy Company PLC is covered by 15 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Buxton | Cavendish |
| James McCormack | Cavendish |
| William Janela | Credit Suisse |