Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/25/13, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASD: CY) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.11, payable on 7/18/13. As a percentage of CY's recent stock price of $10.57, this dividend works out to approximately 1.04%, so look for shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. to trade 1.04% lower — all else being equal — when CY shares open for trading on 6/25/13.
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Below is a dividend history chart for CY, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.11 declared by Cypress Semiconductor Corp.:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from CY is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.16% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of CY shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, CY's low point in its 52 week range is $8.5287 per share, with $13.3721 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $10.55.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CY makes up 2.18% of the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (AMEX: XSD)which is trading higher by about 1% on the day Friday.
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In Friday trading, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. shares are currently off about 0.3% on the day.