Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/17/15, Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR), Mattel Inc (NASD: MAT), and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE: TEVA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Energizer Holdings, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 3/18/15, Mattel Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.38 on 3/6/15, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.34 on 3/3/15.
As a percentage of ENR's recent stock price of $135.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.37%, so look for shares of Energizer Holdings, Inc. to trade 0.37% lower — all else being equal — when ENR shares open for trading on 2/17/15. Similarly, investors should look for MAT to open 1.37% lower in price and for TEVA to open 0.60% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ENR, MAT, and TEVA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR):
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 1.48% for Energizer Holdings, Inc., 5.49% for Mattel Inc, and 2.38% for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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In Friday trading, Energizer Holdings, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.1%, Mattel Inc shares are up about 1%, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd shares are down about 0.6% on the day.
