Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/13/14, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL), Deluxe Corp. (NYSE: DLX), and West Corp. (NASD: WSTC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.60 on 12/15/14, Deluxe Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 12/1/14, and West Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.225 on 11/26/14.
As a percentage of LLL's recent stock price of $119.75, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%, so look for shares of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. to trade 0.50% lower — all else being equal — when LLL shares open for trading on 11/13/14. Similarly, investors should look for DLX to open 0.49% lower in price and for WSTC to open 0.73% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for LLL, DLX, and WSTC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL):
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 2.00% for L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., 1.97% for Deluxe Corp., and 2.92% for West Corp..
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In Tuesday trading, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.2%, Deluxe Corp. shares are down about 0.1%, and West Corp. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
