Guaranty Bancshares' (NYSE:GNTY) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.25
The board of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:GNTY) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 4.2% on the 9th of April to $0.25, up from last year's comparable payment of $0.24. Despite this raise, the dividend yield of 2.4% is only a modest boost to shareholder returns.
Check out our latest analysis for Guaranty Bancshares
Even a low dividend yield can be attractive if it is sustained for years on end.
Having paid out dividends for 8 years, Guaranty Bancshares has a good history of paying out a part of its earnings to shareholders. Based on Guaranty Bancshares' last earnings report, the payout ratio is at a decent 35%, meaning that the company is able to pay out its dividend with a bit of room to spare.
The next 3 years are set to see EPS grow by 26.0%. Analysts forecast the future payout ratio could be 32% over the same time horizon, which is a number we think the company can maintain.
Guaranty Bancshares' dividend has been pretty stable for a little while now, but we will continue to be cautious until it has been demonstrated for a few more years. Since 2017, the annual payment back then was $0.473, compared to the most recent full-year payment of $0.96. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 9.3% over that duration. The dividend has been growing as a reasonable rate, which we like. However, investors will probably want to see a longer track record before they consider Guaranty Bancshares to be a consistent dividend paying stock.
Some investors will be chomping at the bit to buy some of the company's stock based on its dividend history. Guaranty Bancshares has impressed us by growing EPS at 6.2% per year over the past five years. Growth in EPS bodes well for the dividend, as does the low payout ratio that the company is currently reporting.
In summary, it's great to see that the company can raise the dividend and keep it in a sustainable range. The dividend has been at reasonable levels historically, but that hasn't translated into a consistent payment. Taking all of this into consideration, the dividend looks viable moving forward, but investors should be mindful that the company has pushed the boundaries of sustainability in the past and may do so again.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Companies that are growing earnings tend to be the best dividend stocks over the long term. See what the 3 analysts we track are forecasting for Guaranty Bancshares for free with public analyst estimates for the company. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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