Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/11/15, PACCAR Inc. (NASD: PCAR), Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASD: WYNN), and PriceSmart Inc (NASD: PSMT) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. PACCAR Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 3/5/15, Wynn Resorts Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.50 on 2/23/15, and PriceSmart Inc will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.35 on 2/27/15.
As a percentage of PCAR's recent stock price of $62.54, this dividend works out to approximately 0.35%, so look for shares of PACCAR Inc. to trade 0.35% lower — all else being equal — when PCAR shares open for trading on 2/11/15. Similarly, investors should look for WYNN to open 1.02% lower in price and for PSMT to open 0.41% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for PCAR, WYNN, and PSMT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
PACCAR Inc. (NASD: PCAR):
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 1.41% for PACCAR Inc., 4.09% for Wynn Resorts Ltd, and 0.81% for PriceSmart Inc.
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In Monday trading, PACCAR Inc. shares are currently down about 0.3%, Wynn Resorts Ltd shares are up about 0.2%, and PriceSmart Inc shares are down about 1% on the day.
