Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/29/14, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), PetSmart, Inc. (NASD: PETM), and Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE: SIG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Ford Motor Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.125 on 12/1/14, PetSmart, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.195 on 11/14/14, and Signet Jewelers Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 11/25/14.
As a percentage of F's recent stock price of $13.78, this dividend works out to approximately 0.91%, so look for shares of Ford Motor Co. to trade 0.91% lower — all else being equal — when F shares open for trading on 10/29/14. Similarly, investors should look for PETM to open 0.28% lower in price and for SIG to open 0.16% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for F, PETM, and SIG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F):
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 3.63% for Ford Motor Co. , 1.12% for PetSmart, Inc., and 0.63% for Signet Jewelers Ltd.
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In Monday trading, Ford Motor Co. shares are currently trading flat, PetSmart, Inc. shares are off about 0.1%, and Signet Jewelers Ltd shares are off about 0.6% on the day.
