Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/4/15, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASD: CHRW), and Insperity Inc (NYSE: NSP) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. International Game Technology will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.11 on 3/20/15, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.38 on 3/31/15, and Insperity Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.19 on 3/20/15.
As a percentage of IGT's recent stock price of $17.91, this dividend works out to approximately 0.61%, so look for shares of International Game Technology to trade 0.61% lower — all else being equal — when IGT shares open for trading on 3/4/15. Similarly, investors should look for CHRW to open 0.51% lower in price and for NSP to open 0.36% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for IGT, CHRW, and NSP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT):
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 2.46% for International Game Technology, 2.04% for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., and 1.46% for Insperity Inc.
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In Monday trading, International Game Technology shares are currently up about 0.4%, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. shares are up about 0.1%, and Insperity Inc shares are up about 0.7% on the day.
