*Research Scholar, Ymca University of Science And Technology and Assistant Professor, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana
**Associate Professor, Department of Management, Ymca University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana
Online published on 14 December, 2017.
In this paper dividend behavior of banks is explored. Dividend payments for past five years by nationalized and private banks in India are studied. The researcher had tried to find out the average dividend paid and compare the two segments of banking industry. It is observed that, nationalized banks pay more dividend than their private sector banks in India. Another noteworthy point is that, the Indian banking sector follows a stable dividend payout policy. The study found out that the dividend payments are showing a downward trend in past two years, though they were wonderful in the year 2013. The study also found that, there are various factors which determine the amount of dividend payment by banks.
Banks, Dividend paid
