Dividend payout ratio

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Dividend payout ratio

You can calculate a dividend payout ratio by dividing the dividend a company pays per share by the company's earnings per share. The normal range is 25% to 50% of earnings, though the average is higher in some sectors of the economy than in others.

Some analysts think that an unusually high ratio may indicate that a company is in financial trouble but doesn't want to alarm shareholders by reducing its dividend.

Financial News: dividend-payout-ratio

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By The Associated Press
Dominion raises 2010 dividend 4.6 percent to annual rate of $1.83, reaffirms dividend policy
12/18/09 8:15AM
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By Jake Lynch
Alberto-Culver perennially mixes around its product lineup, all the while getting bigger and more profitable. Still, the company is going it alone.
12/18/09 5:31AM
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By PR Newswire
12/17/09 4:45PM
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By Jonas Elmerraji
These heavily shorted real estate stocks could surge higher on any positive catalyst.
12/16/09 12:02PM
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By PR Newswire
12/9/09 1:00PM
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By Jake Lynch
National Presto has a bizarre mix of products. But the company pays fat dividends and has handsomely rewarded investors over the past five years.
12/9/09 5:00AM
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By Jake Lynch
Altera, Clorox and WellPoint hit 52-week highs yesterday.
12/9/09 5:00AM
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By Michael Baron
JPMorgan gave investors plenty to mull over in investor presentation materials posted on its Web site Tuesday, providing details on loan losses, dividend goals and hiring plans.
12/8/09 4:02PM
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By Philip van Doorn
New York Community Bancorp shares closed up 8.7% Monday, the first trading day after it took over failed AmTrust.
12/7/09 5:17PM
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By Philip van Doorn
Shares of New York Community Bancorp rose as much as 11% after it took over failed AmTrust on Friday.
12/7/09 1:11PM
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