Taitron Components (TAIT) Declares $0.05 Dividend

Taitron Components said on January 27, 2023 that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share ($0.20 annualized). Shareholders of record as of February 9, 2023 will receive the payment on February 28, 2023. Previously, the company paid $0.05 per share.

At the current share price of $3.92 / share, the stock's dividend yield is 5.10%. Looking back five years and taking a sample every week, the average dividend yield has been 4.98%, the lowest has been 1.96%, and the highest has been 7.35%. The standard deviation of yields is 1.05 (n=236).

The current dividend yield is 0.12 standard deviations above the historical average.

Additionally, the company's dividend payout ratio is 0.34. The payout ratio tells us how much of a company's income is paid out in dividends. A payout ratio of one (1.0) means 100% of the company's income is paid in a dividend. A payout ratio greater than one means the company is dipping into savings in order to maintain its dividend - not a healthy situation. Companies with few growth prospects are expected to pay out most of their income in dividends, which typically means a payout ratio between 0.5 and 1.0. Companies with good growth prospects are expected to retain some earnings in order to invest in those growth prospects, which translates to a payout ratio of zero to 0.5.

The company's 3-Year dividend growth rate is 0.43%, demonstrating that it has increased its dividend over time.

Fund Sentiment

There are 25 funds or institutions reporting positions in Taitron Components. This is a decrease of 0 owner(s) or 0.00%.

Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to US:TAIT is 0.0253%, an increase of 12.2552%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 3.60% to 1,066K shares.

What are large shareholders doing?

Renaissance Technologies holds 335,466 shares representing 5.59% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 362,972 shares, representing a decrease of 8.20%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in TAIT by 16.79% over the last quarter.

Noesis Capital Mangement holds 306,819 shares representing 5.12% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 246,855 shares, representing an increase of 19.54%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in TAIT by 3.83% over the last quarter.

VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 126,100 shares representing 2.10% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

Bridgeway Capital Management holds 78,200 shares representing 1.30% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

BRUSX - Ultra-Small Company Fund Class N holds 68,200 shares representing 1.14% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

Taitron Components Background Information
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Taitron Components Incorporated distributes a wide variety of transistors, diodes, and other discrete semiconductors, optoelectronic devices, and passive components. The Company distributes these products to electronic distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and contract electronic manufacturers who incorporate the components in their products.

This story originally appeared on Fintel.