At the current share price, the new payout has a yield of only 1.3%, but an additional dividend increase is pretty likely in the next year or so.
The dividend boost—along with asset divestitures, the “declassified” BoD (#msg-90975647), and stepped-up share buybacks—is part of HES’ new business model.
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