EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

A big week lies ahead with new listings, earnings announcements, and boosted dividend payouts.

• EasyAssetManagement (EAM) is set to list two new EasyETFs AMETFs - EasyETFs Balanced AMETF and EasyETFs Global Equity - later this week. EAM is part of EasyEquities, which is owned by the JSE-listed company Purple Group.
• Pick n Pay plans to list Boxer Stores, with the last day to submit expressions of interest through EasyEquities to buy shares happening this week. Boxer, one of South Africa’s largest discount retailers, is set to list later this month.
• Assura Plc, a healthcare REIT (real estate investment trust), has received approval from the JSE for a secondary listing, with shares expected to list during the week.
• 10X Investments’ CoreSolutions will be listing an AMETF - Wealth Global Equity CoreSolutions AMETF - on the JSE.

Highly anticipated earnings announcements are expected from several companies this week, including Nvidia. The AI giant is projected to post growing earnings, continuing its history of surpassing market expectations.

Other notable earnings reports will come from PDD Holdings Inc. (the owner of Temu), one of the world’s largest lithium miners (SQM), Walmart, Snowflake, Target Corp, NIO Inc., and Xpeng Inc.

Companies with upcoming last trading dates to qualify for dividends include Microsoft Corporation, which recently announced an increased dividend. Additionally, Moody's Corp, HF Sinclair Corp, and Archer Daniels Midland Co. are expected to raise their quarterly dividends, as reflected in this week’s updates.

South Africa 

Zeder Investments Limited will be pay R0.20 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024 

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited will be paying R0.26 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024

Altron Limited will be paying R0.40 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024

Afrimat Limited will be paying R0.10 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024

Exemplar Retail Limited will be paying R0.70 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024

Collins Property Group Limited will be paying R0.50 per share. 

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024 
• Payment date - 25 November 2024

United Kingdom

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc will be paying £0.01 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

B&M European Value Retail SA. will be paying £0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

DCC Plc will be paying £0.66 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

RS Group PLC will be paying £0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 03 January 2025

Tate & Lyle PLC will be paying £0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 January 2025

Vodafone Group PLC will be paying €0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 07 February 2025

CRH Plc will be paying $0.35 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 18 December 2024

Australian

Amcor Plc will be paying  $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024
• Payment date - 11 December 2024

Orica Ltd will be paying  AU$0.28 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 23 December 2024

Elders Ltd will be paying AU$0.18 per share.

• Last trading date - 25 November 2024
• Payment date - 23 December 2024

Newmont Corporation will be paying  $0,25 per share.

• Last trading date - 25 November 2024
• Payment date - 23 December 2024
  
  

American

Gladstone Investment Corporation will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024
• Payment date - 29 November 2024

Gladstone Land Corp will be paying $0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024
• Payment date - 29 November 2024

Hasbro Inc will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024
• Payment date - 04 December 2024

Target Corporation will be paying $1.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 November 2024
• Payment date - 10 December 2024

HF Sinclair Corporation will be paying $0.50 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 04 December 2024

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp will be paying $0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

Archer Daniels Midland Company will be paying $0.50 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

Applied Materials Inc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

Microsoft Corporation will be paying $0.83 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

Vontier Corp will be paying $0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

Marriott International Inc will be paying $0.63 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 November 2024
• Payment date - 31 December 2024

Microchip Technology Inc will be paying $0.45 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

Walker & Dunlop Inc will be paying $0.65 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

Moody's Corp will be paying $0.85 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

Viatris Inc will be paying $0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

NextEra Energy Inc will be paying $0.51 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 16 December 2024

Vodafone Group PLC will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 November 2024
• Payment date - 07 February 2025

Paycom Software Inc will be paying $0.37 per share.

• Last trading date - 22 November 2024
• Payment date - 09 December 2024

Tractor Supply Co will be paying $1.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 22 November 2024
• Payment date - 10 December 2024

PHINIA Inc will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 22 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

Johnson & Johnson will be paying $1.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 25 November 2024
• Payment date - 10 December 2024

S&P Global Inc will be paying $0.91 per share.

• Last trading date - 25 November 2024
• Payment date - 11 December 2024
  
  

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Last week, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the repo rate at 8.25% for the seventh consecutive meeting in July 2024, as expected. Two policymakers favoured a 25 basis point cut. 

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