This week's update features several companies increasing their dividend payouts, spending up to billions of euros on share buybacks in an attempt to boost shareholder value.
For buybacks:
Nokia announced an increased dividend and a new two-year share buyback program worth €600 million.
In other corporate actions and events:
There are exchange-traded funds from 1nvest preparing to pay dividends to unit holders with upcoming last dates to trade.
When it comes to companies preparing to report their earnings:
Purple Group Limited, the parent company of EasyEquities, GT247, Rise EasyRetire, EasyCrypto, EasyProperties, and Easy Asset Management, is one of the prominent names among investors expected to publish its financials this week! Other popular names among the investor community preparing to release their financials include Netflix, Nokia, Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, Procter & Gamble (P&G), and American Express, all available on EasyEquities.
Here's this week's update:
Australia
MFF Capital Investments Ltd will be paying AU$0.06 per share.
Europe
Beiersdorf AG will be paying €1.00 per share.
United Kingdom
Weir Group PLC (The) will be paying £0.20 per share.
Antofagasta PLC will be paying $0.24 per share.
BAE Systems PLC will be paying £0.18 per share.
London Stock Exchange Group PLC will be paying £0.79 per share.
Unite Group Plc will be paying £0.23 per share.
Fresnillo Plc will be paying $0.04 per share.
Croda International Plc will be paying £0.62 per share.
South Africa
AVI Limited will be paying R2.02 per share.
Thungela Resources Limited will be paying R10.00 per share.
Absa Group Limited will be paying R6.85 per share.
Remgro Limited will be paying R0.80 per share.
Discovery Limited will be paying R0.65 per share.
Sabvest Capital Limited will be paying R0.60 per share.
South Ocean Holdings Limited will be paying R0.11 per share.
MTN Group Limited will be paying R3.30 per share.
ADvTECH Limited will be paying R0.87 per share.
Heriot REIT Limited will be paying R0.49 per share.
SA Corporate Real Estate Limited will be paying R0.11 per share.
CA Sales Holdings Limited will be paying R0.19 per share.
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited will be paying R0.60 per share.
Old Mutual Limited will be paying R0.49 per share.
Stadio Holdings Limited will be paying R0.10 per share.
Absa Group Limited will be paying R41.01 per preference share.
America
Gladstone Investment Corporation will be paying $0.08 per share.
Gladstone Land Corp will be paying $0.04 per share.
Revvity Inc will be paying $0.07 per share.
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc will be paying $0.03 per share.
Procter & Gamble Company will be paying $1.00 per share.
Zoetis Inc will be paying $0.43 per share.
CVS Health Corporation will be paying $0.66 per share.
Caterpillar Inc will be paying $1.30 per share.
Colgate-Palmolive Co will be paying $0.50 per share.
Ferrari NV will be paying €2.44 per share.
Dell Technologies Inc will be paying $0.44 per share.
Nokia Corp will be paying $0.03 per share.
Stellantis N.V. will be paying €1.55 per share.
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