‘Time to Go Long on Bank Stocks’: Cantor Suggests 2 Names to Buy

In addition to the dividend, the company also has a regular stock repurchase program, and bought back $200 million worth of shares in both Q1 and Q2 of this year.Like many bank companies, Citizens has a history of returning capital to shareholders through a reliable dividend payment. The company last declared the dividend payment on July 17 for 42 cents per common share. At this rate, the dividend annualizes to $1.68 per share and gives a forward yield of 3.24%. The dividend was paid out on August 14.As of ...