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MAPFRE leads IBEX 35 in dividend yields

Jun 8, 2022

Redacción Mapfre

MAPFRE has become the Spanish company with the highest projected dividend yield for the next 12 months. According to Bloomberg's consensus, the Group currently has a dividend yield of 8.20%, surpassing the market expectations of a 7.7% yield for the insurance company.

Regarding to an article on finanzas.com, this is mainly due to the recent payment of the company's complementary dividend for the 2021 fiscal year in the amount of 0.0857 per share.

Markets showing signs of doubt before year end but are still at record levels

November was a volatile month for financial markets, as they dealt with the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, concerns about the valuations reached in companies linked to Artificial Intelligence, and sudden changes in the expectation of a further interest rate cut by the Fed. Returns were flat or slightly positive in equity markets.

Lessons from 2025 That Will Guide Our Investment Decisions in 2026

No investor would deny that 2025 has been a “lively” year. Tariffs, interest-rate cuts, and questions about a potential artificial-intelligence “bubble” have dominated headlines in recent months. Even so, 2025 will also be remembered as a year of transition and adjustment.

Central banks will be decisive in shaping market trends in 2026

High stock market valuations and the concentration of gains, especially in the technology sector, dominate much of the analysis, although MAPFRE's experts point to another crucial factor: central bank policy. With the Fed facing another rate cut and a likely change in its chairmanship, and a European Central Bank that could take the opposite path if economic growth exceeds expectations, monetary policy could be decisive in the currency, bond, and equity markets.