Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.00 on July 9th

Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (NYSE:ITUB) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, May 6th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 4th will be given a dividend of 0.003 per share by the bank on Tuesday, July 9th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.55%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 4th.

Itaú Unibanco has increased its dividend payment by an average of 26.3% annually over the last three years. Itaú Unibanco has a dividend payout ratio of 4.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Itaú Unibanco to earn $0.88 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.04 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 4.5%.

Itaú Unibanco Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:ITUB traded up $0.03 on Wednesday, hitting $6.56. The company had a trading volume of 6,029,240 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,124,729. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $6.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. Itaú Unibanco has a 1-year low of $5.08 and a 1-year high of $7.27.

Itaú Unibanco (NYSE:ITUB) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The bank reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. Itaú Unibanco had a net margin of 10.48% and a return on equity of 17.76%. The company had revenue of $7.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.05 billion. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Itaú Unibanco will post 0.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Bank of America upgraded shares of Itaú Unibanco from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th.

Itaú Unibanco Company Profile

Itaú Unibanco Holding SA offers a range of financial products and services to individuals and corporate customers in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, and Activities with the Market + Corporation. It offers current account; loans; credit and debit cards; investment and commercial banking services; real estate lending services; financing and investment services; economic, financial and brokerage advisory; and leasing and foreign exchange services.