US Metro Bancorp Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
US Metro Bancorp is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.23% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.2%
Dividend yield
-0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -5.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.120 |
| Payout ratio | 26% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: USMT has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: USMT has only been paying a dividend for 3 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| US Metro Bancorp Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (USMT) | 3.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.3% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (USMT) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: USMT's dividend (3.23%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).
High Dividend: USMT's dividend (3.23%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.21%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (26.2%), USMT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years or that it will be covered by earnings.