The phrase "dividend forecast" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial or business contexts to refer to a prediction or projection of the expected dividends to be paid out by a company. Example: According to the latest dividend forecast, XYZ Corporation is expected to increase their dividends by 5% in the next quarter.
The dividend forecast is slightly lower than the Bluefield fund, which is targeting an initial 7p dividend per share.
What's the dividend forecast for Sportech now that NetPlay TV has pulled out of the auction it is currently conducting for its football pools business?
Toyota also said it would cut its annual dividend forecast for the first time in 14 years to ¥100 a share from ¥140 last year.
Jane Zhou, Markit's U.S. dividends manager, said a wide range of factors go into the dividend forecast, but that everything starts with a look at the economy.
Still, some producers have revised their earnings and dividend forecasts downward in recent months.
The bank analysts at UBS lowered their dividend forecasts for two banks – Barclays and Citigroup – as a result of future litigation risks.
But shares in the bank jumped more than 7% to above 83p as analysts considered whether to upgrade their profit and dividend forecasts.
The broker, which raised its target price from 125p to 130p, said: We expect strong second half results and have upgraded our earnings and dividend forecasts.
To show this, Professors Grullon and Michaely applied a dividend forecasting formula retroactively to 1972 (it did not take repurchases into account).
Today we cut dividend forecasts by 19% this year to 12p per share, implying 0.6 times earnings cover and forecast that the company will hold the dividend at this level until cover begins to build.
UBS said: The upgrade reflects 1) reduced regulatory risk from the CFTC [Commodity Futures Trading Commission], 2) increased dividend forecasts, as we now expect Man to maintain its 44centt dividend per share in 2010, and 3) recent share price underperformance.
