EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

Written by Cay-Low Mbedzi | 07-Jan-2024 22:00:00

Dividends represent a form of passive income, with the potential for payouts to shareholders spanning over 100 years.

Here are some companies in this week's update that boast a history of a century or more in paying dividends.

General Mills Inc. is an American consumer food powerhouse behind cereal brands like Cheerios and Cocoa Puffs. The company, along with its predecessor, has paid dividends uninterrupted for 125 years.
Abbott Laboratories, an American healthcare company, has declared consecutive quarterly dividends for a century. The upcoming payout marks the 400th consecutive quarterly dividend and the 52nd consecutive year of dividend growth. The first quarterly payout of 2024 is up 7% from the previous quarter.

In addition, the local market has several ETFs (exchange-traded funds) from Sygnia and Prescient that have declared dividends.

United Kingdom

SSE PLC will be paying £0.20 per share.

Last trading date - 10 January 2024
Payment date - 08 March 2024

Sage Group PLC will be paying £0.12 per share.

Last trading date - 10 January 2024
Payment date - 09 February 2024

Ashtead Group PLC will be paying $0.15 per share.

Last trading date - 10 January 2024
Payment date - 08 February 2024

South Africa

Sappi Limited will be paying R2.77 per share.

Last trading date – 09 January 2024
Payment date – 15 January 2024

Marshall Monteagle PLC will be paying R0.35 per share.

Last trading date – 09 January 2024
Payment date – 15 January 2024

America

General Mills Inc will be paying $0.59 per share.

Last trading date - 08 January 2024
Payment date - 01 February 2024

Verizon Communications Inc will be paying $0.66 per share.

Last trading date - 08 January 2024
Payment date - 01 February 2024

Intuit Inc will be paying $0.90 per share.

Last trading date - 08 January 2024
Payment date - 18 January 2024

AT&T Inc will be paying $0.27 per share.

Last trading date - 08 January 2024
Payment date - 01 February 2024

Oracle Corp will be paying $0.40 per share.

Last trading date - 09 January 2024
Payment date - 25 January 2024

Freeport-McMoRan Inc will be paying $0.15 ($0.075 ordinary and $0.075 special) per share.

Last trading date - 10 January 2024
Payment date - 01 February 2024

Abbott Laboratories will be paying $0.55 per share.

Last trading date - 10 January 2024
Payment date - 15 February 2024

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc will be paying $0.03 per share.

Last trading date - 11 January 2024
Payment date - 15 February 2024

AbbVie Inc will be paying $1.55 per share.

Last trading date - 11 January 2024
Payment date - 15 February 2024

Sources – EasyResearch.

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