Europe Isn’t the Best Place to Find Sustainable Dividends
Dividends on European stocks may be more at risk than payouts on U.S. and Japanese shares, according to Andrew Garthwaite, a global equity strategist at Credit Suisse Group AG. The chart highlights a comparison of dividend-futures contracts that he used in drawing this conclusion, presented in a report today. “Sustainability is critical” with dividend-paying stocks, he wrote, adding that the potential declines reflected in European futures “seem too pessimistic.”