MFS Special Value Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
MFS Special Value Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 11.4% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
11.4%
Dividend yield
-88%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.46 |
| Earnings per share | -US$0.57 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0383 dividend
Feb 03MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0378 dividend
Jan 03MFS Special Value Trust monthly dividend declines by -3.5% to $0.0361/share
Nov 03MFS Special Value Trust raises dividend 3.7% to $0.0396/shares
Sep 01MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0382 dividend
Aug 02MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0385 dividend
Jul 05First Look At The MFS Special Value Trust
Jun 21MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0462 dividend
May 10MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.04537 dividend
Jan 05MFS Special Value Trust declares $0.0437 dividend
Nov 03Dividend Yield vs Market
| MFS Special Value Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MFV) | 11.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.7% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 5.2% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.9% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (MFV) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: MFV's dividend (11.38%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.72%).
High Dividend: MFV's dividend (11.38%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (5.15%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
| Month | Dividend Per Share (annual) | Avg. Yield (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5/29/2023 | 0.46 | 11.4% |
| 4/4/2023 | 0.46 | 11% |
| 3/2/2023 | 0.47 | 11% |
| 2/23/2023 | 0.47 | 10.8% |
| 1/4/2023 | 0.48 | 10.6% |
| 12/2/2022 | 0.48 | 11.3% |
| 11/3/2022 | 0.49 | 11.3% |
| 10/27/2022 | 0.5 | 11.7% |
| 9/3/2022 | 0.51 | 11.9% |
| 8/3/2022 | 0.52 | 10.7% |
| 7/5/2022 | 0.53 | 11.3% |
| 6/29/2022 | 0.53 | 11.2% |
| 5/4/2022 | 0.54 | 10.3% |
| 4/5/2022 | 0.54 | 8.9% |
| 3/3/2022 | 0.55 | 9.1% |
| 1/5/2022 | 0.55 | 8.7% |
| 12/3/2021 | 0.55 | 8.2% |
| 11/3/2021 | 0.55 | 8.1% |
| 10/5/2021 | 0.55 | 8.1% |
| 9/3/2021 | 0.55 | 8.2% |
| 8/4/2021 | 0.54 | 8.2% |
| 7/3/2021 | 0.54 | 8.2% |
| 6/1/2021 | 0.54 | 8% |
| 5/5/2021 | 0.53 | 8.1% |
| 2/1/2021 | 0.52 | 8.4% |
| 1/4/2021 | 0.53 | 9% |
| 12/1/2020 | 0.53 | 9% |
| 11/2/2020 | 0.53 | 9.5% |
| 10/1/2020 | 0.53 | 10% |
| 9/1/2020 | 0.54 | 10.1% |
| 8/3/2020 | 0.54 | 10.1% |
| 7/1/2020 | 0.54 | 10.1% |
| 6/1/2020 | 0.54 | 10.1% |
| 5/1/2020 | 0.55 | 11% |
| 4/1/2020 | 0.55 | 11.6% |
| 3/2/2020 | 0.56 | 11.5% |
| 2/3/2020 | 0.56 | 8.2% |
| 1/2/2020 | 0.55 | 8.2% |
| 12/2/2019 | 0.55 | 8.4% |
| 11/1/2019 | 0.55 | 8.7% |
| 10/1/2019 | 0.55 | 8.7% |
| 9/3/2019 | 0.55 | 9.3% |
| 8/1/2019 | 0.55 | 9.5% |
| 7/1/2019 | 0.55 | 9.5% |
| 6/3/2019 | 0.55 | 9.6% |
| 5/1/2019 | 0.55 | 9.7% |
| 4/1/2019 | 0.55 | 9.9% |
| 3/1/2019 | 0.56 | 10% |
| 2/1/2019 | 0.56 | 10.2% |
| 1/2/2019 | 0.57 | 10.9% |
| 12/3/2018 | 0.57 | 11.1% |
| 11/1/2018 | 0.58 | 10.5% |
| 10/1/2018 | 0.58 | 10.6% |
| 9/4/2018 | 0.58 | 10.3% |
| 8/1/2018 | 0.59 | 10.5% |
| 7/2/2018 | 0.59 | 10.5% |
| 6/1/2018 | 0.59 | 10.5% |
| 5/1/2018 | 0.6 | 10.3% |
| 4/2/2018 | 0.6 | 9.4% |
| 3/1/2018 | 0.6 | 9.8% |
| 2/1/2018 | 0.61 | 9.9% |
| 1/2/2018 | 0.6 | 9.9% |
| 12/1/2017 | 0.6 | 9.5% |
| 11/1/2017 | 0.6 | 9.2% |
| 10/2/2017 | 0.6 | 9% |
| 9/1/2017 | 0.6 | 9.1% |
| 8/1/2017 | 0.6 | 9.4% |
| 7/3/2017 | 0.61 | 9.3% |
| 6/1/2017 | 0.6 | 9.6% |
| 5/1/2017 | 0.6 | 10% |
| 4/3/2017 | 0.6 | 10.3% |
| 3/1/2017 | 0.61 | 10.4% |
| 2/1/2017 | 0.6 | 10.3% |
| 1/3/2017 | 0.6 | 10.6% |
| 12/1/2016 | 0.59 | 10.6% |
| 11/1/2016 | 0.6 | 10.9% |
| 10/3/2016 | 0.6 | 10.7% |
| 9/1/2016 | 0.61 | 10.8% |
| 8/1/2016 | 0.6 | 10.7% |
| 7/1/2016 | 0.59 | 10.5% |
| 6/1/2016 | 0.59 | 10.7% |
| 5/2/2016 | 0.58 | 10.9% |
| 4/1/2016 | 0.57 | 10.7% |
| 3/1/2016 | 0.55 | 10.5% |
| 2/1/2016 | 0.56 | 11.4% |
| 1/4/2016 | 0.58 | 11.5% |
| 12/1/2015 | 0.6 | 11.5% |
| 11/2/2015 | 0.6 | 11.1% |
| 10/1/2015 | 0.6 | 11.1% |
| 9/1/2015 | 0.62 | 11.6% |
| 8/3/2015 | 0.64 | 11.5% |
| 7/1/2015 | 0.65 | 11% |
| 6/1/2015 | 0.66 | 10.6% |
| 5/1/2015 | 0.66 | 10.2% |
| 4/2/2015 | 0.66 | 10.1% |
| 3/2/2015 | 0.67 | 9.8% |
| 2/2/2015 | 0.66 | 9.3% |
| 1/30/2015 | 0.67 | 9.4% |
| 12/1/2014 | 0.68 | 9.4% |
| 11/3/2014 | 0.67 | 8.9% |
| 10/1/2014 | 0.69 | 9% |
| 9/2/2014 | 0.69 | 9% |
| 8/1/2014 | 0.7 | 9.2% |
| 7/1/2014 | 0.71 | 9.1% |
| 6/2/2014 | 0.7 | 9.1% |
| 5/1/2014 | 0.7 | 9.1% |
| 4/1/2014 | 0.71 | 9.3% |
| 3/3/2014 | 0.7 | 9.5% |
| 2/3/2014 | 0.71 | 9.7% |
| 1/2/2014 | 0.71 | 9.9% |
| 12/2/2013 | 0.71 | 9.9% |
| 11/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.6% |
| 10/1/2013 | 0.69 | 9.7% |
| 9/3/2013 | 0.69 | 9.9% |
| 8/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.9% |
| 7/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.8% |
| 6/3/2013 | 0.72 | 10% |
| 5/1/2013 | 0.71 | 9.4% |
| 4/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.5% |
| 3/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.5% |
| 2/1/2013 | 0.7 | 9.6% |
| 1/2/2013 | 0.69 | 9.5% |
| 12/3/2012 | 0.68 | 9.7% |
| 11/1/2012 | 0.69 | 9.8% |
| 10/1/2012 | 0.69 | 9.2% |
| 9/4/2012 | 0.68 | 9.2% |
| 8/1/2012 | 0.67 | 9.2% |
| 7/2/2012 | 0.66 | 9.2% |
| 6/1/2012 | 0.67 | 9.7% |
Stable Dividend: MFV's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MFV's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: MFV is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.