Verso Corporation (VRS) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- In terms of debt burden relative to earnings, VRS has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of -60,000,000, ranking above just 0.4% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
- If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that VRS has less fluctuation in its price than merely 12.03% of stocks we're observing.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with VRS's price: WPG, NYT, AWK, SVT and GAN.
VRS Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $26.99 | $138.19 | 412.78% |
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. As for VRS, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 412.78% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Verso Corp are:
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Basic Materials sector, the expected return of 412.78%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 88.15% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, VRS has a discount rate lower than 88.15% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- A stock's beta generally indicates its volatility relative to the broader equity market; as for VRS, approximately 93.29% of US-listed dividend issuers had a higher beta, and thus may have greater price volatility.
VRS Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-16 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2021-09-16 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2021-06-16 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2021-03-17 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2020-12-17 | Dividend | $0.10 | -96.77% |
| 2020-09-17 | Dividend | $3.10 | +3,000.00% |
| 2020-06-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
VRS Dividends vs. Peers
VRS's dividend yield currently ranks #3 of 19 vs. its peers in the Industrial - Paper category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLVM | Sylvamo Corp. | 0.00% |
| 2 | FBR | Fibria Celulose S.A. | 0.00% |
| 3 | VRS | Verso Corporation | 0.00% |
| 4 | UPMMY | UPM-Kymmene Oyj | 0.00% |
| 5 | NP | Neenah, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 6 | CLW | Clearwater Paper Corporation | 0.00% |
| 7 | ITP | IT Tech Packaging, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 8 | KS | KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation | 0.00% |
| 9 | MERC | Mercer International Inc. | 0.00% |
| 10 | SPPJY | Sappi | 0.00% |
| 11 | UFS | Domtar Corporation (NEW) | 0.00% |
| 12 | KLBAY | Klabin S.A. | 0.00% |
| 13 | RFP | Resolute Forest Products Inc. | 0.00% |
| 14 | OJIPY | Oji Holdings Corporation | 0.00% |
| 15 | GLT | Glatfelter | 0.00% |
| 16 | IP | International Paper Co. | 0.00% |
| 17 | SWM | Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 18 | DNPLY | Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | 0.00% |
| 19 | SUZ | Suzano S/A ADR | 0.00% |