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Founded on February 14, 2019 and  headquartered in Canonsburg, PA, Viatris, Inc. (VTRS) is a global healthcare company.

It provides healthcare and pharmaceutical products.

Those are medicines and treatments in various therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular, oncology, dermatology, eye care, gastroenterology, immunology, and women's healthcare. 

The firm operates through the four segments: (1) Developed Markets, (2) Greater China, (3) JANZ, and (4) Emerging Markets.

Three key data points gauge Viatris or any dividend paying entity, namely:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

VTRS Price

Viatris’ single share price fell about  7.5% from $12.59 to $11.64 last year, based on Thursday’s market price.

Ten analysts cover the stock to reveal one-year targets.

The median of their targets is a $0.48 increase to $12.12.

However Viatris’ recent three-year price upside of $0.69 averaged $0.23 per year.

VTRS Dividends

Viatris has paid quarterly dividends since June 2021. A forward looking $0.48 annual dividend amount is projected for 2026.

VTRS Returns

Putting it all together, a gross gain of $0.96 per share shows up when adding Viatris’ $0.48 dividend to a possible $0.48 annual price gain in 2025.

A little over $1000 invested at Thursday’s $11.64 share price would buy 86 shares which, multiply the $0.96 gross gain to an estimated $123.71 upside for the coming year

About 33% of that $124 gain comes from an annual dividend payout of $41.20.

And that $41.20 dividend from $1k invested is about 3.5 times more than VTRS’ $11.64 single share price.

(The dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy initial shares of a stock that pay an annual dividend from $1000 invested that is greater than the cost of a single share.)

So, you might choose to pounce on VTRS whose annual dividend payout from $1K invested is over 3.5 times more than its $11.64 single share price as of Thursday.

The exact track of Viatris’ future share price and dividends will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.

Remember the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership of company shares.

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