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Why You Might Be Interested In Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Readers hoping to buy Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. You can purchase shares before the 12th of August in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 27th of August.

Capstar Financial Holdings's next dividend payment will be US$0.05 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of US$0.20 per share. Calculating the last year's worth of payments shows that Capstar Financial Holdings has a trailing yield of 1.9% on the current share price of $10.43. 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 Capstar Financial Holdings has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.

Check out our latest analysis for Capstar Financial Holdings

Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. Capstar Financial Holdings has a low and conservative payout ratio of just 19% of its income after tax.

Generally speaking, the lower a company's payout ratios, the more resilient its dividend usually is.

Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.

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Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Businesses with strong growth prospects usually make the best dividend payers, because it's easier to grow dividends when earnings per share are improving. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. For this reason, we're glad to see Capstar Financial Holdings's earnings per share have risen 13% per annum over the last five years.

Another key way to measure a company's dividend prospects is by measuring its historical rate of dividend growth. In the last two years, Capstar Financial Holdings has lifted its dividend by approximately 12% a year on average. It's exciting to see that both earnings and dividends per share have grown rapidly over the past few years.

To Sum It Up

From a dividend perspective, should investors buy or avoid Capstar Financial Holdings? When companies are growing rapidly and retaining a majority of the profits within the business, it's usually a sign that reinvesting earnings creates more value than paying dividends to shareholders. This is one of the most attractive investment combinations under this analysis, as it can create substantial value for investors over the long run. We think this is a pretty attractive combination, and would be interested in investigating Capstar Financial Holdings more closely.

In light of that, while Capstar Financial Holdings has an appealing dividend, it's worth knowing the risks involved with this stock. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Capstar Financial Holdings you should be aware of.

We wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see, though. Here's a list of interesting dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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