BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.43%.
Key information
4.4%
Dividend yield
341%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$0.15 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.0445 dividend
Feb 03BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.0445 dividend
Jan 06BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust cut dividend by -17.6% to $0.0445/share
Dec 09BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.054 dividend
Nov 07BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declines dividend by 20.6% to $0.054
Oct 06BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Aug 02BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Jul 05BKN: Strong Municipal Bond CEF, Diversified Holdings, 5.3% Distribution Yield, Industry-Beating Returns
Feb 27BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Jun 02BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
May 07BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust declares $0.068 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BKN's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BKN's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BKN) | 4.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.9% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (BKN) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BKN's dividend (4.43%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.59%).
High Dividend: BKN's dividend (4.43%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.88%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (341.2%), BKN's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (17%), BKN's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.