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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ:HFBL) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 4 days. This means that investors who purchase shares on or after the 29th of January will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 15th of February.
Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana's upcoming dividend is US$0.17 a share, following on from the last 12 months, when the company distributed a total of US$0.66 per share to shareholders. Looking at the last 12 months of distributions, Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana has a trailing yield of approximately 2.2% on its current stock price of $29.8054. We love seeing companies pay a dividend, but it's also important to be sure that laying the golden eggs isn't going to kill our golden goose! As a result, readers should always check whether Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
See our latest analysis for Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana
Dividends are typically paid out of company income, so if a company pays out more than it earned, its dividend is usually at a higher risk of being cut. That's why it's good to see Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana paying out a modest 28% of its earnings.
Generally speaking, the lower a company's payout ratios, the more resilient its dividend usually is.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. With that in mind, we're encouraged by the steady growth at Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana, with earnings per share up 6.5% on average over the last five years.
Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana has delivered 11% dividend growth per year on average over the past 10 years. We're glad to see dividends rising alongside earnings over a number of years, which may be a sign the company intends to share the growth with shareholders.
Final Takeaway
Is Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? It has been growing its earnings per share somewhat in recent years, although it reinvests more than half its earnings in the business, which could suggest there are some growth projects that have not yet reached fruition. Overall, Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana looks like a promising dividend stock in this analysis, and we think it would be worth investigating further.