Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/29/14, Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Weyerhaeuser Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.29 on 11/26/14, EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.285 on 11/17/14, and Morgan Stanley will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 11/14/14.
As a percentage of WY's recent stock price of $33.87, this dividend works out to approximately 0.86%, so look for shares of Weyerhaeuser Co. to trade 0.86% lower — all else being equal — when WY shares open for trading on 10/29/14. Similarly, investors should look for EPR to open 0.52% lower in price and for MS to open 0.29% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WY, EPR, and MS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY):
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 3.42% for Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.26% for EPR Properties, and 1.17% for Morgan Stanley.
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In Monday trading, Weyerhaeuser Co. shares are currently off about 0.1%, EPR Properties shares are down about 0.2%, and Morgan Stanley shares are down about 0.6% on the day.
