Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/24/14, Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL), Children's Place, Inc. (NASD: PLCE), and Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc (NYSE: ARCO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Ralph Lauren Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 10/10/14, Children's Place, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.1325 on 10/17/14, and Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0596 on 10/1/14.
As a percentage of RL's recent stock price of $171.33, this dividend works out to approximately 0.26%, so look for shares of Ralph Lauren Corp to trade 0.26% lower — all else being equal — when RL shares open for trading on 9/24/14. Similarly, investors should look for PLCE to open 0.26% lower in price and for ARCO to open 0.98% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for RL, PLCE, and ARCO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL):
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 1.05% for Ralph Lauren Corp, 1.04% for Children's Place, Inc. , and 3.93% for Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
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In Monday trading, Ralph Lauren Corp shares are currently down about 0.4%, Children's Place, Inc. shares are up about 0.1%, and Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc shares are off about 0.7% on the day.
