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This study empirically investigated the impact of Dividend Policy on Share Price of Firms Listed on ICT Sector of Nigerian Stock Exchange. In order to determine the relationship between dividend policy and share price of firms, dividend policy key proxy variables were used in the study, namely; Dividend Payout (DPO), Dividend Per Share (DPS) and Dividend Yield (DY) while Share Price (SP) on the other hand was measured using Market Price of Shares (MPS). Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation and the statistical test of parameter estimates was conducted using OLS Model operated with STATA 15. Ex Post Facto Design was adopted and data for the study were obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange Factbook and Annual Reports and Accounts of listed ICT firms in Nigeria spanning from 2016-2020. The findings generally indicate that Dividend Payout, Dividend Per Share & Dividend Yield have exerted significant and positive impact on Firms Share Price at 1% significant level. Based on this, the study concludes that dividend policy is capable of influencing firms’ share prices in Nigeria. By this implication, the study supports the relevant theories of dividend policy reviewed in this study as irrelevant theories of dividends do not hold in the case of Nigeria. The study recommends among others that firms’ willing to maximize share price should consistently increase their dividend payment as this sends signal to the investors about the firm’s market performance and financial health.
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To Cite this Article: Emeka, O. L., & Ogochukwu, O. N. (2021). Impact of Dividend Policy on Share Price of Listed Ict Firms in Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(9), 1489–1502.
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