Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- SAR's compound annual growth rate of its cash flow over the past 5.75 years is 0.62% -- which is higher than about 95.05% stocks we're looking at.
- The stock's free cash flow/dividend ratio, potentially useful for understanding its ability to make dividend payments, comes in at 8.64 -- higher than 96.32% of other dividend issuers in the US.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with SAR's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: PJT, MRTN, FDBC, PXS and BAH.
SAR Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $23.74 | $139.46 | 415.36% |
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 Saratoga Investment Corp, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a positive return of 415.36% relative to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of Saratoga Investment Corp's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, SAR offers a dividend yield in the top 7.06999999999999% of stocks in our set.
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, the expected return of 415.36%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 88.72% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, Saratoga Investment Corp bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 88.72% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
- Beta tells us how volatile a stock's price is relative to the broader equity index; for Saratoga Investment Corp, its beta is lower than 76.12% of dividend issuing stocks we observed.
SAR Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | Dividend | $1.09 | +47.30% |
| 2024-09-11 | Dividend | $0.74 | -- |
| 2024-06-13 | Dividend | $0.74 | +1.37% |
| 2024-03-12 | Dividend | $0.73 | +1.39% |
| 2023-12-08 | Dividend | $0.72 | +1.41% |
| 2023-09-13 | Dividend | $0.71 | +1.43% |
| 2023-06-12 | Dividend | $0.70 | +1.45% |
| 2023-03-15 | Dividend | $0.69 | +1.47% |
| 2022-12-14 | Dividend | $0.68 | +25.93% |
| 2022-09-13 | Dividend | $0.54 | +1.89% |
| 2022-06-13 | Dividend | $0.53 | -- |
| 2022-03-11 | Dividend | $0.53 | -- |
| 2022-01-03 | Dividend | $0.53 | +1.92% |
| 2021-09-13 | Dividend | $0.52 | +18.18% |
| 2021-06-14 | Dividend | $0.44 | +2.33% |
| 2021-04-07 | Dividend | $0.43 | +2.38% |
| 2021-01-25 | Dividend | $0.42 | +2.44% |
| 2020-10-23 | Dividend | $0.41 | +2.50% |
| 2020-07-24 | Dividend | $0.40 | -28.57% |
| 2020-01-23 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2019-09-12 | Dividend | $0.56 | +1.82% |
| 2019-06-12 | Dividend | $0.55 | +1.85% |
| 2019-03-13 | Dividend | $0.54 | +1.89% |
| 2018-12-14 | Dividend | $0.53 | +1.92% |
| 2018-09-14 | Dividend | $0.52 | +1.96% |
| 2018-06-14 | Dividend | $0.51 | +2.00% |
| 2018-03-13 | Dividend | $0.50 | +2.04% |
| 2017-12-14 | Dividend | $0.49 | +2.08% |
| 2017-09-14 | Dividend | $0.48 | +2.13% |
| 2017-06-13 | Dividend | $0.47 | +2.17% |
| 2017-03-13 | Dividend | $0.46 | +2.22% |
| 2017-01-27 | Dividend | $0.45 | +2.27% |
| 2016-10-27 | Dividend | $0.44 | +2.33% |
| 2016-07-27 | Dividend | $0.43 | +4.88% |
| 2016-04-13 | Dividend | $0.41 | +2.50% |
| 2016-01-28 | Dividend | $0.40 | +11.11% |
| 2015-10-29 | Dividend | $0.36 | +9.09% |
| 2015-07-30 | Dividend | $0.33 | -67.00% |
| 2015-05-21 | Dividend | $1.00 | +270.37% |
| 2015-04-30 | Dividend | $0.27 | +22.73% |
| 2015-01-29 | Dividend | $0.22 | +22.22% |
| 2014-10-30 | Dividend | $0.18 | -93.21% |
| 2013-11-08 | Dividend | $2.65 | -37.65% |
| 2012-11-16 | Dividend | $4.25 | +41.67% |
| 2011-11-22 | Dividend | $3.00 | -31.82% |
| 2010-11-17 | Dividend | $4.40 | +140.44% |
| 2010-08-13 | Split | 1-10-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2009-11-23 | Dividend | $1.83 | +630.00% |
| 2008-12-16 | Dividend | $0.25 | -35.90% |
| 2008-08-27 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2008-05-28 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2008-02-27 | Dividend | $0.39 | +116.67% |
| 2008-01-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -52.63% |
| 2007-11-28 | Dividend | $0.38 | +5.56% |
| 2007-08-22 | Dividend | $0.36 | +50.00% |
| 2007-05-24 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
SAR Dividends vs. Peers
SAR's dividend yield currently ranks #7 of 60 vs. its peers in the Private Equity category.
Looking for More Information on SAR dividends?
Want to do more research on Saratoga Investment Corp's dividends? Try the links below:Saratoga Investment Corp Common Stock (SAR) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) - Dividend Investor
Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha