Sanofi-Aventis among highest French dividend stocks

Huge dividend Sanofi-Aventis

Investors in Sanofi-Aventis can expect a huge dividend payment. Based on the recent analysts' consensus the stock now has one of the highest dividend returns of the French market. Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 3,01 euros per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 4,04 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies is a low 0,5 percent.

Dividend returns Sanofi-Aventis

Tomorrow the French Sanofi-Aventis will report its past quarter's results. Over the current book year the total revenue will be 34,97 billion euros (consensus estimates). This is slightly lower than 2017's revenue of 36,22 billion euros.

Historical revenues and results Sanofi-Aventis plus estimates 2018

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The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 6,75 billion euros. Most of the analysts anticipate on a profit per share of 5,41 euros. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 13,76.

Latest estimates around 83 euros

The most recent recommendations for the pharmaceutical company are from Barclays , Exane BNP Paribas and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Sanofi-Aventis 's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 94,67 billion euros. The Sanofi-Aventis stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last October the stock is 4 percent lower. This year the stock price moved between 63 and 82 euro. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 58 percent higher.

At 11.23 the stock trades 0,82 percent higher at 74,43 euros.

Historical stock prices Sanofi-Aventis

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