General American Investors Company Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
General American Investors Company is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.15% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 27th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 18th November, 2024.
Key information
5.2%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -10.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 27 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 18 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.650 |
| Payout ratio | 22% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
GAM: Moving To Hold After The Run-Up (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 08GAM: Very Attractive 18% Discount, Variable Income, And Solid Past Performance
Jun 02GAM: A Robust Way To Extract Equity Dividends In A Low VIX Environment
Jan 18GAM Seems To Have Lost Its Mojo
Nov 12GAM: When Looking For A CEF With Over 50 Years Of Track Record
Dec 27General American Investors declares $2.50 dividend
Nov 04Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: GAM's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GAM's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| General American Investors Company Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (GAM) | 5.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (GAM) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: GAM's dividend (5.15%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: GAM's dividend (5.15%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (21.8%), GAM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate GAM's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are 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 | 2024/12/22 03:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 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
General American Investors Company, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
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