Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Visaka Industries, DCB Bank, and DJ Mediaprint have turned ex-dividend. TCS, which announced a dividend of Rs 24 per share, has fixed June 15 as the record date. In the last 12 months, TCS has paid a dividend of Rs 91 per share with a dividend yield of 2.8%. While Motilal Oswal has a buy tag on TCS stock, most analysts are cautious on the IT sector in the near term. TCS stock closed flat at Rs 3,245 apiece on NSE.
TCS shares price fell nearly 2% to Rs 3,184 on Thursday after the IT giant’s net profit in the fourth quarter missed market estimates. The company s Q4FY23 net profit came in at Rs 11,392 crore, up 5% from the previous quarter. Watch this Business Today Visual Story to check brokerage calls on TCS shares and whether to buy, hold or sell TCS stock.
TCS may report a 14.5 per cent YoY rise in net profit at Rs 11,366 crore in the March quarter compared with Rs 10,846 crore in the year-ago quarter, Antique Stock Broking said.
TCS dividend: The TCS board may consider paying a final dividend for FY23 today. The company board would recommend the dividend for the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing 28th Annual General Meeting.