EasyResearch weekly dividends update

New week, new month! This week, there are 24 companies with upcoming last trading dates. This comprises of 17 companies from the USA, four from the United Kingdom and three from South Africa.

Glencore plc (one of the biggest energy players) will pay $0.44 per share between two periods. The first payment is included in this list, and it also announced a share buyback program. Gary Nagle, Glencore’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The unprecedented developments in global energy markets were material drivers for both our marketing and industrial businesses, lifting Group Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizations (EBITDA) to $34.1 billion, up $12.8 billion over the period. Marketing posted another record performance: Adjusted EBIT of $6.4 billion, up 73% year on year…and net debt was reduced to $0.1 billion.”

This enabled the company to announce a $5.1 billion cash distribution ($0.40/share), a $0.5 billion "top-up" cash distribution ($0.04/share), and a $1.5 billion buyback program (c.$0.12/share), which is a total of $0.56 per share return to shareholders. 

Looking at dividend yields,  American companies like Energy Transfer LP, Magellan Midstream Partners LP, and Equitrans Midstream Corporation have been paying dividends up to four times a year and have an annual dividend yield between 7-11% as of writing; Main Street Capital Corp has a 6% annual dividend yield, and the investment firm has a history of paying dividends monthly.

Here’s the full list:

United Kingdom

Admiral Group PLC will be paying £0.52 (£0.145 special dividend and £0.375 ordinary dividend) per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023    
• Payment date - 02 June 2023

St. James's Place PLC will be paying £0.37 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 31 May 2023

Hiscox will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 13 June 2023

Glencore PLC will be paying $0.22 per share. 

• Last trading date – 3 May 2023
• Exchange rate date – 9 May 2023
• Payment date – 1 June 2023

South Africa 

Exxaro Resources Limited will be paying R11.36 per share.

• Last trading date – 2 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 8 May 2023
  

Glencore PLC will be paying R4.04 per share. 

• Last trading date – 2 May 2023
  
• Payment date – 1 June 2023
  

PSG Konsult Limited will be paying R0.25 per share. 

• Last trading date – 2 May 2023
  
• Payment date - 8 May 2023

America

Wells Fargo & Co will be paying $0.30 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 01 June 2023

Sirius XM Holdings Inc will be paying $0.02 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 24 May 2023

Intel Corp will be paying $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 01 June 2023

Walmart Inc will be paying $0.57 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 30 May 2023

Equitrans Midstream Corporation will be paying $0.15 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 15 May 2023

Costco Wholesale Corp will be paying $1.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 19 May 2023

Carrier Global Corp will be paying $0.18 per share.

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 24 May 2023

MPLX LP will be paying $0.77 per share. 

• Last trading date - 03 May 2023
• Payment date - 15 May 2023

Main Street Capital Corp will be paying $0.22 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 15 May 2023

United States Steel Corp will be paying $0.05 per share. 

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 07 June 2023

WW Grainger Inc will be paying $1.86 per share. 

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 01 June 2023

Crestwood Equity Partners LP will be paying $0.65 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 15 May 2023

Magellan Midstream Partners LP will be paying $1.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 15 May 2023

Energy Transfer LP will be paying $0.22 per share.

• Last trading date - 04 May 2023
• Payment date - 22 May 2023

Metlife Inc will be paying $0.52 per share. 

• Last trading date - 05 May 2023
• Payment date - 14 June 2023

Southern Copper Corp will be paying $1.00 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 May 2023
• Payment date - 23 May 2023

American Water Works Co Inc will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 May 2023
• Payment date - 01 June 2023

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