Diageo - DGE Share Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diageo in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" DGE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in DGE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Diageo's stock. Their DGE share price forecasts range from GBX 3,000 to GBX 5,040. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach GBX 4,191.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.4% from the stock's current price.
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Diageo's stock was trading at GBX 4,036 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, DGE shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at GBX 3,797.50.
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Diageo plc (LON:DGE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 31st. The company reported $77.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $70.80 by $6.20.

Diageo announced a dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 25th will be given a dividend of GBX 46.82 per share on Thursday, October 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 25th. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 29.36. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
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Diageo (LON:DGE) pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.02%. The dividend payout ratio is 5,428.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Diageo investors own include Diageo (DEO), HSBC (HSBA), Associated British Foods (ABF), Intelsat (I), GSK (GSK), Barclays (BARC), Unilever (ULVR), Fossil Group (FOSL), Grafton Group (GFTU) and Bank of America (BAC).

Diageo trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "DGE."

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One share of DGE stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,797.50.

Diageo (LON:DGE) has a market capitalization of £86.50 billion and generates £15.45 billion in revenue each year.

The company employs 27,783 workers across the globe.

Diageo's mailing address is Lakeside Drive, Park Royal, LONDON, NW10 7HQ, United Kingdom. The official website for the company is www.diageo.com. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-89786000.