Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/6/15, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), and EverBank Financial Corp (NYSE: EVER) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.335 on 3/2/15, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 2/25/15, and EverBank Financial Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.04 on 2/20/15.
As a percentage of CHD's recent stock price of $83.66, this dividend works out to approximately 0.40%, so look for shares of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. to trade 0.40% lower — all else being equal — when CHD shares open for trading on 2/6/15. Similarly, investors should look for MDC to open 0.95% lower in price and for EVER to open 0.22% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CHD, MDC, and EVER, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.60% for Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 3.78% for M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., and 0.89% for EverBank Financial Corp.
Special Offer: Establish a secure stream of income during your retirement years by following the Retiree Income Portfolio with this free 30 day trial
In Thursday trading, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. shares are currently up about 0.1%, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. shares are up about 0.9%, and EverBank Financial Corp shares are up about 0.6% on the day.
