Stryker Increases Dividend 50%
Yesterday Stryker Corp. (
SYK) announced the company's dividend payment would be transitioned to a quarterly dividend from an annual one. In order to accommodate this change, SYK will pay a 10 cent fourth quarter dividend for 2009.
- This will bring total 2009 dividends to 50 cents per share versus 33 cents per share paid in 2008. This represents a 51% increase in the dividend on a year over year basis.
- Further, the company will begin paying a 15 cent per share quarterly dividend beginning in the first quarter of 2010. If the 2009 dividend is spread over four quarters (12.5 cents per quarter), the 2010 quarterly dividend will represent a 20% increase over the 2009 estimated quarterly dividend.
- The payout ratio based on estimated 2009 earnings per share of $2.94 will be about 17%.
- The company has an S&P Earnings & Dividend Quality Ranking of A+.
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