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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Forward Dividend Yield % : 6.88% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Saga Communications Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-25), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Saga Communications is 6.88%.

As of today (2024-04-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Saga Communications is 5.79%.

SGA's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
84.5% of 387 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 3.41 vs SGA: 6.88

Saga Communications's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.25.

During the past 12 months, Saga Communications's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 46.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Saga Communications was 46.20% per year. The lowest was -35.60% per year. And the median was 2.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Competitive Comparison of Saga Communications's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Saga Communications's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Saga Communications's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Saga Communications's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saga Communications's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



Saga Communications Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Saga Communications Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.6002024-03-152024-03-182024-04-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502024-02-162024-02-202024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-11-242023-11-272023-12-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-10-102023-10-112023-11-03Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-05-192023-05-222023-06-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Saga Communications's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.4/23.30
=10.30 %

Current Share Price is $23.30.
Saga Communications's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.6 * 4 = $2.4.

Saga Communications's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/23.30
=6.87 %

Current Share Price is $23.30.
Saga Communications's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.6.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Saga Communications  (NAS:SGA) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
73 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA, 48236
Saga Communications Inc is a broadcast company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company's objective is to operate top-billing radio stations in mid-sized markets and It derives a majority of its revenue from the sale of advertising for broadcast on its stations.
Executives
Michael W Schechter director C/O TOWERVIEW LLC, 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wayne Leland officer: SVP of Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Edward K. Christian Trust 10 percent owner 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 4000, DETROIT MI 48226
Christopher Forgy officer: SVP - OPERATIONS 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Michael J. Bergner director C/O SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Towerview Llc 10 percent owner 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warren S Lada officer: Senior VP - Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gregory Dean Pearce director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Catherine A Bobinski officer: VP, Contr & Chf Acctg Officer 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Marcia Lobaito officer: Senior VP and Secretary 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Samuel D Bush officer: Senior VP and CFO 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
David B Stephens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Timothy J. Clarke director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gary G Stevens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Coppedge Roy F Iii director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236