Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 dividends declining 25% in 2020
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LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said on Monday it expects S&P 500 dividends to fall by 25% in 2020 as certain large dividend-paying industries are particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak.
"The record high level of net leverage for the median S&P 500 stock coupled with the ongoing credit market stress means many firms are unlikely to borrow to fund their dividend," Goldman said in a note.
The U.S. investment bank said it expects a wave of dividends to be suspended, cut, and scrapped over the rest of the year.
(Reporting by Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Editing by Iain Withers)
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