MFS Government Markets Income Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.94%.
Key information
7.9%
Dividend yield
1,656%
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$0.015 |
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
MGF: Transforming Treasury Returns Into A 7.8% Yield
Feb 15MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0215 dividend
Feb 03MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0214 dividend
Jan 03MFS Government Markets Income Trust monthly declines by -3.7% to $0.0209/share
Nov 03MFS Government Markets Income Trust declines by -90.4% to $0.0217/share
Oct 03MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.227 dividend
Sep 01MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0227 dividend
Aug 02MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0226 dividend
Jul 05MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0273 dividend
May 07MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.028340 dividend
Feb 04MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.02854 dividend
Jan 05MFS Government Markets Income Trust declares $0.0288 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: MGF's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MGF's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
MFS Government Markets Income Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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Company (MGF) | 7.9% |
Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (MGF) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: MGF's dividend (7.94%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: MGF's dividend (7.94%) 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 (1655.5%), MGF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate MGF's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.