Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/5/15, Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HAR), HanesBrands Inc (NYSE: HBI), and Papa John's International, Inc. (NASD: PZZA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Harman International Industries, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.33 on 2/24/15, HanesBrands Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.40 on 3/3/15, and Papa John's International, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.14 on 2/20/15.
As a percentage of HAR's recent stock price of $131.44, this dividend works out to approximately 0.25%, so look for shares of Harman International Industries, Inc. to trade 0.25% lower — all else being equal — when HAR shares open for trading on 2/5/15. Similarly, investors should look for HBI to open 0.36% lower in price and for PZZA to open 0.22% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for HAR, HBI, and PZZA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HAR):
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 1.00% for Harman International Industries, Inc., 1.43% for HanesBrands Inc, and 0.89% for Papa John's International, Inc..
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In Tuesday trading, Harman International Industries, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.3%, HanesBrands Inc shares are up about 0.1%, and Papa John's International, Inc. shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
