Caseys General Stores, Inc. (CASY) Dividends

CASY Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. Regarding Caseys General Stores Inc, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a negative return of 65.32% relative to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Caseys General Stores Inc are:

• In comparison to stocks we observe that provide shareholders with a dividend, Caseys General Stores Inc produces a dividend yield 0.74% -- which falls in the bottom 10.9%.
• If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector, Caseys General Stores Inc's expected return of -65.32% is higher than 8.33% of its fellow sector mates.
• Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, CASY has a discount rate lower than 8.33% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
• Beta, which compares volatilty of an individual stock to that of the S&P 500, is lower for Caseys General Stores Inc than it is for merely 16.67% of other dividend issuers in the Consumer Defensive sector.

CASY Dividends vs. Peers