Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/17/15, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP), and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (NYSE: HPP) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Flowers Foods, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.145 on 7/2/15, Advance Auto Parts Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.06 on 7/2/15, and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.125 on 6/30/15.
As a percentage of FLO's recent stock price of $21.55, this dividend works out to approximately 0.67%, so look for shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. to trade 0.67% lower — all else being equal — when FLO shares open for trading on 6/17/15. Similarly, investors should look for AAP to open 0.04% lower in price and for HPP to open 0.43% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FLO, AAP, and HPP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO):
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 2.69% for Flowers Foods, Inc., 0.15% for Advance Auto Parts Inc, and 1.70% for Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.
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In Monday trading, Flowers Foods, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.8%, Advance Auto Parts Inc shares are down about 1%, and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc shares are off about 0.7% on the day.
