Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/27/15, Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASD: IPAR), Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASD: GMCR), and Mondelez International Inc (NASD: MDLZ) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Inter Parfums, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 4/15/15, Keurig Green Mountain Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.2875 on 4/30/15, and Mondelez International Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 4/13/15.
As a percentage of IPAR's recent stock price of $32.99, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%, so look for shares of Inter Parfums, Inc. to trade 0.39% lower — all else being equal — when IPAR shares open for trading on 3/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for GMCR to open 0.24% lower in price and for MDLZ to open 0.42% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for IPAR, GMCR, and MDLZ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASD: IPAR):
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 1.58% for Inter Parfums, Inc., 0.95% for Keurig Green Mountain Inc, and 1.67% for Mondelez International Inc.
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In Wednesday trading, Inter Parfums, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.5%, Keurig Green Mountain Inc shares are down about 2.6%, and Mondelez International Inc shares are up about 2.4% on the day.
