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06-19-2025 | 10:37 AM

notEnuf

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Paying a 25% increase in dividend, so we are making money.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...302486252.html

06-20-2025 | 11:51 AM

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Paying a 25% increase in dividend, so we are making money.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...302486252.html

A dividend increase is an excellent idea if you want to push up the share price and increase the value of Delta stock options. I wonder who has lots of options at Delta?

06-20-2025 | 01:12 PM

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A dividend increase is an excellent idea if you want to push up the share price and increase the value of Delta stock options. I wonder who has lots of options at Delta?

the guy you caddie for (CEO)?

06-20-2025 | 07:16 PM

notEnuf

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A dividend increase is an excellent idea if you want to push up the share price and increase the value of Delta stock options. I wonder who has lots of options at Delta?

Double edged sword. If they subsequently back down the dividend there will be a stock price cost. For an industry leader that wants to show consistent ROI, that's not a whim decision. Generally ratcheting the bar up has less impact than ratcheting the bar down, or eliminating the dividend. They have to be confident profitability will continue. A 1-3 year delay on a major component cost increase from a supplier under contract would mean a benefit of fixed costs until the next guy with options is selected. Welcome to sect 6. negotiations, "that's an outrageous ask!" Oh, you didn't submit it yet? Same answer.

06-22-2025 | 10:50 AM

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A dividend increase is an excellent idea if you want to push up the share price and increase the value of Delta stock options. I wonder who has lots of options at Delta?

Don’t you usually see a dip in the stock price after the dividend is paid out?

06-22-2025 | 11:42 PM

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Don’t you usually see a dip in the stock price after the dividend is paid out?

As someone who loves dividends, you can see a quick “sell” at a lower price after the ex date, but in reality, many of the dividend stocks and ETFs rise at a rate that beat many of the indexes. So, unless you are worried about a very short drop in price, it doesn’t really affect the long term investor.

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