Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/20/15, ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.73, payable on 6/1/15. As a percentage of COP's recent stock price of $65.40, this dividend works out to approximately 1.12%, so look for shares of ConocoPhillips to trade 1.12% lower — all else being equal — when COP shares open for trading on 5/20/15.
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Below is a dividend history chart for COP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.73 declared by ConocoPhillips:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from COP is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.46% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of COP shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, COP's low point in its 52 week range is $60.57 per share, with $87.09 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $65.40.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, COP makes up 13.22% of the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (AMEX: IEO) which is trading lower by about 0.2% on the day Monday.
In Monday trading, ConocoPhillips shares are currently down about 0.6% on the day.
