The next focusIR Investor Webinar takes places on 14th May with guest speakers from Blue Whale Growth Fund, Taseko Mines, Kavango Resources and CQS Natural Resources fund. Please register here.

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Pin to quick picksVodafone Share News (VOD)

Share Price Information for Vodafone (VOD)

London Stock Exchange
Share Price is delayed by 15 minutes
Get Live Data
Share Price: 68.44
Bid: 68.40
Ask: 68.44
Change: 0.00 (0.00%)
Spread: 0.04 (0.058%)
Open: 0.00
High: 0.00
Low: 0.00
Prev. Close: 68.44
VOD Live PriceLast checked at -

Watchlists are a member only feature

Login to your account

Alerts are a premium feature

Login to your account

UK dividend payouts to increase in 2015, boosted by surging dollar

Mon, 26th Jan 2015 15:26

Companies in the UK are set to pay out more on dividends this year, according to Capita's January dividend monitor, with Big Oil remaining a sector where the dividend is sacrosanct. Firms will boost their regular dividends by 5.7% to reach £83.6bn and may even top 7%, were it not for Vodafone, which is now much smaller.Supermarkets groups will continue to struggle, but the oil majors will not cut their pay-outs, the report declared.Roughly 40% of UK dividends are paid in dollars, so the surging greenback will account for as much as half the growth in payments to shareholders.The underlying rate of growth in companies' payments in 2014 was only 1.4% when excluding payments such as Vodafone's massive £15.9bn payout in the first quarter of 2014.Pay-outs from mid-cap companies rose much faster, however, climbing by 8%.Justin Cooper, chief executive of shareholder solutions at Capita, said, "the year ahead should provide more reason for optimism among income investors".Following the report, Nicla Di Palma, analyst at Brewin Dolphin said she did not believe dividends were safe at any of the UK supermarkets. At Tesco, she believes Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis might leave the interim dividend unchanged from 2014: "this is a nominal amount and we do not believe investors will see significant growth in their Tesco dividend for a few years". At Sainsbury, Di Palma expect a cut in dividend of about 20% this year and 10% next year, with Morrison she is confident a new CEO to cut the dividend to invest in the customer offer but "the uncertainty is by how much".Oil analyst colleague Iain Armstrong added: "We do not believe that the Royal Dutch Shell or BP will reduce their dividends in US dollars. Therefore, UK shareholders can expect a significant increase in sterling terms based on the current exchange rate." "We agree with management at both companies who believe that the dividend is sacrosanct. Therefore, they will if necessary cut capex deeper, increase debt or accelerate their asset disposal programmes rather than overreact to what they consider to be an unsustainably low oil price."
More News
16 Nov 2023 04:30

TRADING UPDATES: Zephyr Energy sales fall in third quarter

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Read more
15 Nov 2023 09:41

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche likes Compass; Numis cuts Elementis

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

Read more
14 Nov 2023 17:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 underwhelms as stocks jump after US CPI

(Alliance News) - European equities jumped in the wake of a cooler-than-expected US inflation reading, which took some sting out of a recent hawkish reassessment of the Federal Reserve interest rate outlook.

Read more
14 Nov 2023 16:18

London close: Stocks turn higher on cooler US inflation report

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets had managed to turn positive by the close on Tuesday after a lower-than-expected inflation report from the United States boosted confidence while investors also mulled the latest UK jobs data.

Read more
14 Nov 2023 12:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms before US inflation

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 went into Tuesday afternoon in the red, hurt by a stronger pound, though European peers were in better shape ahead of a key US inflation reading.

Read more
14 Nov 2023 09:36

TOP NEWS: Vodafone interim profit falls but maintains annual guidance

(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a lower profit in its financial first half but hailed growth in Germany.

Read more
14 Nov 2023 07:17

Vodafone maintains guidance as first-half earnings fall

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone Group reported a 4.2% increase in group service revenue in its first half on Tuesday, to €18.62bn, or 2.3% excluding Turkey, although overall revenue and profits fell.

Read more
13 Nov 2023 15:29

IN BRIEF: Zegona raises EUR300 million in placing for Vodafone deal

Zegona Communications PLC - London-based investor in European telecommunications, media and technology sector - Raises EUR300 million from share placing, with the funds to go towards Zegona's acquisition of the Spanish arm of Vodafone Group PLC at an enterprise value of EUR5 billion, including debt. Zegona places 174.4 million new shares at 150 pence each. It intends to raise EUR8 million more via a retail offer at the same price via the PrimaryBid platform. The placing shares will represent 99% of Zegona's share capital upon admission to trading.

Read more
13 Nov 2023 12:28

Tuesday preview: US consumer prices, Vodafone in focus

(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' attention on Tuesday will be on the latest consumer price data in the U.S..

Read more
13 Nov 2023 10:00

TOP NEWS: Vodafone partners with Accenture for share services business

(Alliance News) - Telecommunications provider Vodafone Group PLC on Monday said it has struck an agreement with Accenture to form a new shared services joint venture.

Read more
13 Nov 2023 07:41

LONDON BRIEFING: BAE backs upgraded guidance; Royal Mail fined

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called higher on Monday, as investors look ahead to the latest US inflation print.

Read more
13 Nov 2023 07:27

Vodafone unveils plans for strategic partnership with Accenture

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone Group unveiled plans for a strategic partnership with Accenture on Monday to accelerate the commercialisation of shared operations.

Read more
9 Nov 2023 14:14

EARNINGS AND TRADING: Chapel Down hopes to make splash on AIM

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Read more
7 Nov 2023 15:51

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

Wednesday 8 November 
Conduit Holdings LtdQ3 Results
Hiscox LtdTrading Statement
HgCapital Trust PLCQ3 Results
ITV PLCTrading Statement
JD Wetherspoon PLCQ1 Results
Marks & Spencer Group PLCHalf Year Results
MaxCyte IncQ3 Results
Secure Trust Bank PLCTrading Statement
Smiths News PLCFull Year Results
Time Out Group PLCFull Year Results
Thursday 9 November 
3i Group PLCHalf Year Results
Apax Global Alpha LtdQ3 Results
AstraZeneca PLCQ3 Results
Auto Trader Group PLCHalf Year Results
B&M European Value Retail SAHalf Year Results
Burford Capital LtdQ3 Results
Domino's Pizza Group PLCTrading Statement
Endeavour Mining PLCQ3 Results
Flutter Entertainment PLCTrading Statement
IMI PLCTrading Statement
Indivior PLCQ3 Results
John Wood Group PLCTrading Statement
Lancashire Holdings LtdTrading Statement
National Grid PLCHalf Year Results
Regional REIT LtdTrading Statement
Renewi PLCHalf Year Results
S4 Capital PLCTrading Statement
Tate & Lyle PLCHalf Year Results
Taylor Wimpey PLCTrading Statement
TBC Bank Group PLCQ3 Results
TheWorks.co.uk PLCTrading Statement
Trakm8 Holdings PLCHalf Year Results
Urban Logistics REIT PLCHalf Year Results
Vistry Group PLCTrading Statement
WH Smith PLCFull Year Results
Wincanton PLCHalf Year Results
Wizz Air Holdings PLCHalf Year Results
Friday 10 November 
Allianz Technology Trust PLCQ3 Results
Wheaton Precious Metals CorpQ3 Results
Monday 13 November 
Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLCQ3 Results
British Land Co PLCHalf Year Results
Kainos Group PLCHalf Year Results
Team Internet Group PLCQ3 Results
Tuesday 14 November 
ActiveOps PLCHalf Year Results
Babcock International Group PLCHalf Year Results
Bank of Georgia Group PLCQ3 Results
Castings PLCHalf Year Results
ConvaTec Group PLCTrading Statement
DCC PLCHalf Year Results
Forterra PLCHalf Year Results
Gear4Music PLCHalf Year Results
Genel Energy PLCTrading Statement
HydrogenOne Capital Growth PLCQ3 Results
Hill & Smith PLCTrading Statement
Imperial Brands PLCFull Year Results
Informa PLCTrading Statement
Land Securities Group PLCHalf Year Results
Oxford Instruments PLCHalf Year Results
Picton Property Income LtdHalf Year Results
Renalytix PLCQ1 Results
Tullow Oil PLCTrading Statement
Vesuvius PLCTrading Statement
Vodafone Group PLCHalf Year Results
Wise PLCHalf Year Results
  
Copyright 2023 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Read more
7 Nov 2023 09:28

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Watches of Switzerland impresses HSBC; Asos cut

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday:

Read more

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.