The company paid a dividend of $1.74 per share in late September, which included a quarterly base dividend of 50 cents per share and a variable dividend of $1.24. The acquisition, anticipated to close in January 2024, is expected to boost CIVI's free cash flow per share by 5% in 2024. In September, the company announced a quarterly dividend of 57 cents per share, payable on Nov. 1. (See Chesapeake Insider Trading Activity on TipRanks)EOG ResourcesLet's look at another energy company: EOG Resources (EOG). Based on this quarterly dividend, the annual dividend rate comes to $3.30 per share, bringing the dividend yield to 2.5%.

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Persons: Paresh Dave, Wall, Civitas, Lloyd Byrne, CIVI, Byrne, TipRanks, Bristol Myers, BMY, Goldman Sachs, Chris Shibutani, Shibutani, Umang Choudhary, Choudhary, EOG, Nitin Kumar, Eagle, Kumar Organizations: Cisco Systems Inc, Civitas, Civitas Resources, Vencer Energy, Jefferies, Midland, Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, Mirati Therapeutics, Chesapeake Energy, Management, Chesapeake, EOG, Eagle Ford, TipRanks, Cisco Locations: San Jose , California, Denver, Midland, West Texas