Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/3/15, MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE: MWV), H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), and Emerge Energy Services LP (NYSE: EMES) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. MeadWestvaco Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 3/2/15, H.B. Fuller Company will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.12 on 2/19/15, and Emerge Energy Services LP will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.41 on 2/13/15.
As a percentage of MWV's recent stock price of $50.51, this dividend works out to approximately 0.49%, so look for shares of MeadWestvaco Corp. to trade 0.49% lower — all else being equal — when MWV shares open for trading on 2/3/15. Similarly, investors should look for FUL to open 0.29% lower in price and for EMES to open 2.79% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MWV, FUL, and EMES, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE: MWV):
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 1.98% for MeadWestvaco Corp., 1.16% for H.B. Fuller Company, and 11.15% for Emerge Energy Services LP.
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In Friday trading, MeadWestvaco Corp. shares are currently down about 0.4%, H.B. Fuller Company shares are off about 0.3%, and Emerge Energy Services LP shares are down about 0.7% on the day.
