Portugal Telecom: A Lot To Like
By Sammy Pollack:Shares of Portugal Telecom (PT) are down sharply over the past year as investors have sold anything Eurozone related. However, PT is now an interesting speculation.(click to enlarge) (Yahoo)
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At the end of June, PT announced it was cutting its dividend in half for fiscal years 2012-2014. The company will pay out 32.5 euro cents per share. This means that PT will pay a dividend of roughly 10%. While there are other European telecom plays such as Telefonica (TEF), and France Telecom (FTE) that have a higher current yield, the chances of a dividend cut remain high. The fact that PT is still able to pay a significant dividend shows that despite the economic issues in the country, PT is still very profitable.
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