Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/4/14, KB Home (NYSE: KBH), TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD), and Citizens Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CFG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. KB Home will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.025 on 11/20/14, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 11/20/14, and Citizens Financial Group Inc will pay its monthly dividend of $0.10 on 11/20/14.
As a percentage of KBH's recent stock price of $16.25, this dividend works out to approximately 0.15%, so look for shares of KB Home to trade 0.15% lower — all else being equal — when KBH shares open for trading on 11/4/14. Similarly, investors should look for AMTD to open 0.45% lower in price and for CFG to open 0.42% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for KBH, AMTD, and CFG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
KB Home (NYSE: KBH):
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 0.62% for KB Home, 1.79% for TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, and 5.08% for Citizens Financial Group Inc .
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In Friday trading, KB Home shares are currently up about 0.9%, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation shares are up about 1.5%, and Citizens Financial Group Inc shares are up about 0.8% on the day.
