BlackRock Income Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BlackRock Income Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 9.35%.
Key information
9.3%
Dividend yield
152%
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$0.69 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
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Recent updates
BKT: Understand What You Are Buying, MBS Will Likely Deliver
Apr 03BKT: Vulnerable To A Correction And Distribution Cut (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 22BKT: Sell Before The Distribution Is Cut
Nov 08BKT: Harnessing The Power Of Agency-Backed Mortgages For Reliable Returns
Oct 12BKT: Risks Remain Elevated (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 01BKT: A Conservative Bond Fund For Income
Aug 11BKT: It Is Time To Buy Agency MBS Bonds
May 28BKT: A Bond Fund With An 8% Yield And Attractive Valuation
Dec 07BlackRock Income Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0294 dividend
Oct 06BKT: MBS Bonds Will Continue To Be Under Pressure
Sep 08BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0294 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0294 dividend
Aug 02BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0294 dividend
Jul 05BlackRock Income Trust: We Are Not There Yet
Jun 03BKT: What A Difference Two Months Can Make
Jan 27BKT: Moving From Bearish To Neutral After The Fed
Nov 05BKT: Leveraged Agency MBS CEF, Unsustainable Distribution
Oct 19BKT - Leveraged MBS Fund With A 6.5% Yield
Sep 22BKT: A Few Reasons I'm Not Buying Here
Jul 15BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0344 dividend
May 07BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0344 dividend
Dec 21BKT: Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Remain One Of My Core Equity Hedges
Dec 11BlackRock Income Trust declares $0.0344 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BKT's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BKT's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BlackRock Income Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BKT) | 9.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (BKT) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BKT's dividend (9.35%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: BKT's dividend (9.35%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (152.4%), BKT's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (84.3%), BKT's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.