Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/25/15, Marriott International, Inc. (NASD: MAR), Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC), and Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Marriott International, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 3/27/15, Time Warner Cable Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.75 on 3/16/15, and Nordstrom, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.37 on 3/13/15.
As a percentage of MAR's recent stock price of $82.62, this dividend works out to approximately 0.24%, so look for shares of Marriott International, Inc. to trade 0.24% lower — all else being equal — when MAR shares open for trading on 2/25/15. Similarly, investors should look for TWC to open 0.50% lower in price and for JWN to open 0.45% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MAR, TWC, and JWN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASD: MAR):
In general, dividend stocks 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 0.97% for Marriott International, Inc., 2.01% for Time Warner Cable Inc, and 1.82% for Nordstrom, Inc..
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In Monday trading, Marriott International, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.5%, Time Warner Cable Inc shares are up about 0.6%, and Nordstrom, Inc. shares are down about 0.4% on the day.
