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Mazda Motor Corp (MZDAF) is a Japanese automobile manufacturer. The company primarily manufactures passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

Also, Mazda manufactures diesel and petroleum gasoline engines, along with manual and automatic transmissions for vehicles. The vast majority of Mazda's production is manufactured locally.

The company segments itself across four geographic areas: Japan, North America, Europe, and other markets. The company derives more than half its consolidated revenue from operations in Japan, followed by North America, and then Europe.

The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.

Three key data points gauge Mazda Motor Corp or any dividend paying firm.

The key three are:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those three keys also best tell whether any company has made, is making, and will make money.
 

MZDAF Price

Mazda’s share price fell 41% in the past year from $10.54 to $6.22 as of Tuesday’s market close.

In the past 3 years the company’s share price has rarely been less than $6.00 nor more than $13.00. It’s all time high price of $27.55 was in January 2014.

If shares trade in the range of $5.00 to $9.00 this next year, the recent $6.22 share price might grow to $7.50. Of course, MZDAF shares could also drop about the same $1.28 estimated amount or more.

My $1.28 price upside estimate is based on an average MZDAF annual price gain over the past four years.
 

MZDAF Dividend

Mazda Motor Corp has paid variable semi-annual since June 2014. The company’s most recent SA dividend of $0.20 was declared May 10th for shareholders of record on March 28, 2025, with the payout date to be determined. Most likely the payout will occur in June per past performance.

A forward looking annual dividend of $0.37 yields 5.95% per Tuesday’s closing price.
 

MZDAF Returns

Putting it all together, a $1.65 estimated annual gross gain per share shows up by adding MZDAF’s annual $0.37 dividend to the estimated price upside of $1.28, totaling that $1.65 gross gain.

A little over $1000 buys 161 shares at Tuesday’s $6.22 share price.

A $10 broker fee (if charged), collected half at purchase and half at sale, might take about $0.06 per share out of the $1.65 gross gain to give us a net gain of $1.59 X 161 shares = $255.99 for about a 25.5% estimated net gain for the year.

Furthermore, a $59.50 annual estimated dividend paid from $1k invested in MZDAF is over 9.5 times greater than the $6.22 single-share price. By these numbers, MZDAF may be an ideal consumer discretionary dividend dog.

Therefore, you might choose to pounce on Mazda Motor Corp It is a 104 year-old semi-annual dividend paying automobile company with a 10 year dividend record.

The exact track of MZDAF’s future price and dividend will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.

Remember the best measure of stock value is through direct ownership of shares.

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