Is It Time for Kraft to Increase Its Dividend?

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which consumer goods editor and analyst Austin Smith and senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin and Eric move through another Dow Jones Industrials component, Kraft, and try to answer the question: "Is it time for it to up its dividend?" Taking a look across this space reveals that Kraft tends to trail its peer group, paying a smaller dividend than most, while also seeing a higher payout ratio. So while Eric and Austin think it is time for Kraft to raise its dividend, the reality is that it'll have a hard time doing so. But fortune will favor the patient here because once Kraft splits into two different companies, its domestic grocery division is expected to be dividend-focused and yield more than the larger company.

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