Sage Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Sage Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.55% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 11th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 9th January, 2025.
Key information
1.5%
Dividend yield
3.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
| Dividend Growth | -1.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | 11 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 09 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.204 |
| Payout ratio | 64% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135
Dec 07
Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Dividend Will Be £0.0695
May 30Recent updates
Sage Group (LON:SGE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.135
Dec 07The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) Stocks Shoot Up 32% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable
Dec 04Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Nov 08Estimating The Fair Value Of The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE)
Sep 04Slowing Rates Of Return At Sage Group (LON:SGE) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Jul 16Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 01Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Dividend Will Be £0.0695
May 30Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest
May 29Does Sage Group (LON:SGE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Mar 26Shareholders Should Be Pleased With The Sage Group plc's (LON:SGE) Price
Mar 11Investors Could Be Concerned With Sage Group's (LON:SGE) Returns On Capital
Feb 06Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SGE's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SGE's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Sage Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SGE) | 1.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 1.7% |
| Analyst forecast (SGE) (up to 3 years) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: SGE's dividend (1.55%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: SGE's dividend (1.55%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63.8%), SGE's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (44.8%), SGE'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 | 2024/12/18 18:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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
The Sage Group plc is covered by 50 analysts. 19 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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| Hélène Coumes | AlphaValue |
| Alexander Tout | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Knut Woller | Baader Helvea Equity Research |