Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/24/14, DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR), and AVIV REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AVIV) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. DDR Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.155 on 10/10/14, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 10/28/14, and AVIV REIT, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.36 on 10/10/14.
As a percentage of DDR's recent stock price of $16.63, this dividend works out to approximately 0.93%, so look for shares of DDR Corp. to trade 0.93% lower — all else being equal — when DDR shares open for trading on 9/24/14. Similarly, investors should look for IVR to open 2.97% lower in price and for AVIV to open 1.32% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for DDR, IVR, and AVIV, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR):
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 3.73% for DDR Corp., 11.86% for Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc., and 5.28% for AVIV REIT, Inc. .
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In Monday trading, DDR Corp. shares are currently off about 0.2%, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. shares are off about 0.3%, and AVIV REIT, Inc. shares are off about 0.4% on the day.
