Published on 26 Feb 2020 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Should You Buy Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale Società per Azioni (BIT:TRN) For Its Dividend?

Dividend paying stocks like Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale Società per Azioni (BIT:TRN) tend to be popular with investors, and for good reason - some research suggests a significant amount of all stock market returns come from reinvested dividends. Yet sometimes, investors buy a popular dividend stock because of its yield, and then lose money if the company's dividend doesn't live up to expectations.

A high yield and a long history of paying dividends is an appealing combination for Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale Società per Azioni. It would not be a surprise to discover that many investors buy it for the dividends. When buying stocks for their dividends, you should always run through the checks below, to see if the dividend looks sustainable.