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Highlights
- Several UK companies are reinstating dividends or paying higher dividends with the economy bouncing back to normalcy.
- The UK dividend pay-outs went up by 46.1% to £94.1 billion in 2021.
As the UK economy is steadily bouncing back to normalcy, several UK companies have initiated the reinstatement of dividends or have increased their dividend pay-outs. According to Link Group's most recent UK Dividend Monitor, the UK dividend pay-outs have rebounded after a rough 2020 due to the pandemic, going up by 46.1% to £94.1 billion in 2021. This high headline figure was mainly driven by the mining companies paying out bumper dividends.
A great way to earn passive income is to invest in dividend stocks, which is why these stocks are highly watched by investors. Dividend-paying stocks have performed well in 2021 and are expected to perform better this year, as well as markets, are stabilising.
Let’s take a look at 5 top FTSE dividend stocks in January.
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Evraz plc (LON: EVR)
London-headquartered Evraz plc carries out vertically integrated steel manufacturing and mining. The market cap of the FTSE100-listed firm stood at £7,885.68 million and it has given a return of 2.72% to its shareholders in the last one year as of 24 January 2022. Evraz plc is offering a dividend yield of 14.3% a year and its 5-year dividend yield stands at 11.2%. Evraz plc’s shares were trading at GBX 528.60, down by 2. 22%, around 8.40 AM, on 24 January 2022.
Diversified Energy Company PLC (LON: DEC)
Alabama-headquartered Diversified Energy Company plc is an oil and gas production enterprise operating in the US. The market cap of the FTSE250-listed firm stood at £917.63 million, and it has given a return of -4.51% to its shareholders in the last one year as of 24 January 2022. The company is offering a dividend yield of 10.9% a year and its 5-year dividend yield stands at 7.8%. Diversified Energy Company plc’s shares were trading at GBX 108.00, around 8.40 am, on 24 January 2022.
CMC Markets Plc (LON: CMCX)
London-headquartered CMC Markets Plc is a financial services corporation that offers services like online trading in shares and spread betting etc. worldwide. The market cap of the FTSE250-listed firm stood at £687.75 million, and it has given a return of -39.73% to its shareholders in the last one year as of 24 January 2022. The company is offering a dividend yield of 10.6% a year and its 5-year dividend yield stands at 5.4%. CMC Markets plc’s shares were trading at GBX 233.50, down by 1.06%, around 8.45 AM, on 24 January 2022.
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Centamin plc (LON: CEY)
Australia-headquartered Centamin plc is a leading gold mining business listed on both LSE and TSX. The market cap of the FTSE250-listed firm stood at £1,109.96 million, and it has given a return of -19.60% to its shareholders in the last one year as of 24 January 2022. The company is offering a dividend yield of 10.0% a year and its 5-year dividend yield stands at 7.1%. Centamin plc’s shares were trading at GBX 96.10, up by 0.13%, around 8.45 AM, on 24 January 2022.
Persimmon plc (LON: PSN)
The market cap of the UK-based housebuilding firm stood at £8,136.57 million, and it has given a return of -8.98% to its shareholders in the last one year as of 24 January 2022. The FTSE100-listed company is offering a dividend yield of 9.2% a year and its 5-year dividend yield stands at 8.0%. Persimmon plc’s shares closed at GBX 2,479.00, down by 2.75%, around 8.45 AM, on 24 January 2022.
