This week heralds a significant milestone for Meta Platforms, a tech industry juggernaut renowned for its dominance in social media. As the owner of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, it is preparing to issue its first-ever dividend. The last day to buy shares that qualify for the payout is within the week. The social media giant saw its revenue soar as it pivots to AI.
Concurrently, another titan in the tech sphere, Nvidia Corp, a leading manufacturer of high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) essential for powering artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, is poised to unveil its quarterly earnings report. Market analysts, citing Nasdaq data, anticipate a notable uptick in earnings, projecting a robust $4.18 per share (EPS) figure. An increase in earnings could potentially pave the way for the company to consider increasing its dividend.
Walmart Inc, Newmont, and Realty Income are other prominent names also expected to announce their quarterly earnings. The market expects earnings of $1.65, $0.50, and $1.02 per share, respectively.
Companies that increased their first quarterly dividend for 2024 in this list are:
Northrop Grumman Corp, RTX Corporation, and Applied Materials Inc are some of the companies known for their consistent dividend growth, having increased their dividends after every four quarters. The upcoming payout mirrors the previous three payouts.
Furthermore, we also have Currency ETNs (Exchange-Traded Notes) paying interest, and the last day to buy in to qualify for the payout is within the week. EasyProperties will also be paying dividends later this week to investors who were already invested in the various properties with rental income!
Europe
Unilever Plc will be paying €0.42 per share.
South Africa
MiX Telematics Limited will be paying R0.04 per share.
United Kingdom
easyJet PLC will be paying £0.04 per share.
GSK Plc will be paying £0.16 per share.
Land Securities Group PLC R.E.I.T will be paying £0.09 per share.
Endeavour Mining PLC will be paying $0.41 per share.
AstraZeneca PLC will be paying £1.56 per share.
Unilever Plc will be paying £0.36 per share.
America
Applied Materials Inc will be paying $0.32 per share.
Peabody Energy Corp will be paying $0.07 per share.
Meta Platforms Inc will be paying $0.50 per share.
Marriott International Inc will be paying $0.52 per share.
RTX Corporation will be paying $0.59 per share.
Unilever PLC will be paying $0.45 per share.
AstraZeneca PLC will be paying $0.98 per share.
Wabtec Corporation will be paying $0.20 per share.
Microchip Technology Inc will be paying $0.45 per share.
Fortive Corp will be paying $0.08 per share.
Moody's Corp will be paying $0.85 per share.
GSK Plc will be paying $0.40 per share.
Northrop Grumman Corp will be paying $1.87 per share.
HF Sinclair Corporation will be paying $0.50 per share.
PHINIA Inc will be paying $0.25 per share.
Tractor Supply Co will be paying $1.10 per share.
Organon & Company will be paying $0.28 per share.
Sherwin-Williams Co will be paying $0.71 per share.
Delta Air Lines Inc will be paying $0.10 per share.
S&P Global Inc will be paying $0.91 per share.
Live Oak Bancshares Inc will be paying $0.03 per share.
Kinsale Capital Group Inc will be paying $0.15 per share.
Australia
Challenger Ltd will be paying AU$0.13 per share.
Wesfarmers Ltd will be paying AU$0.91 per share.
Kelly Partners Group Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.004 per share.
Domain Holdings Australia Limited will be paying AU$0.02 per share.
Computershare Ltd will be paying AU$0.40 per share.
Vicinity Centres will be paying AU$0.05 per share.
Magellan Financial Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.29 per share.
AGL Energy Ltd will be paying AU$0.26 per share.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be paying AU$2.15 per share.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.10 per share.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd will be paying AU$0.32 per share.
JB Hi-Fi Limited will be paying AU$ 1.58 per share.
Virgin Money UK Plc will be paying £0.02 per share.
Whitehaven Coal Ltd will be paying AU$0.07 per share.
G.U.D. Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.18 per share.
Aurizon Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.09 per share.
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