MFS Charter Income Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
MFS Charter Income Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.74%.
Key information
8.7%
Dividend yield
139%
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$0.38 |
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
MFS Charter Income Trust raises dividend by 1.3% to $0.0463
Feb 03MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.0457 dividend
Jan 03MFS Charter Income Trust monthly declines by -3.3% to $0.0438/share
Nov 03MFS Charter Income Trust declines by -4.4% to $0.0453 dividend
Oct 03MFS Charter Income Trust raises 2.6% to $0.0474/shares
Sep 01MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.0469 dividend
Jul 05MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.0579 dividend
May 07MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.05936 dividend
Feb 04MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.05953 dividend
Jan 05MFS Charter Income Trust declares $0.0583 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: MCR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MCR's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
MFS Charter Income Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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Company (MCR) | 8.7% |
Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (MCR) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: MCR's dividend (8.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: MCR's dividend (8.74%) 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 (139.2%), MCR's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (62.2%), MCR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.