Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/18/15, Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO), Allegiant Travel Company (NASD: ALGT), and Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE: CSL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Moody's Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.34 on 6/10/15, Allegiant Travel Company will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 6/4/15, and Carlisle Companies Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 6/1/15.
As a percentage of MCO's recent stock price of $107.43, this dividend works out to approximately 0.32%, so look for shares of Moody's Corp. to trade 0.32% lower — all else being equal — when MCO shares open for trading on 5/18/15. Similarly, investors should look for ALGT to open 0.15% lower in price and for CSL to open 0.25% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MCO, ALGT, and CSL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO):
In general, dividend stocks 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 1.27% for Moody's Corp., 0.60% for Allegiant Travel Company, and 1.02% for Carlisle Companies Inc..
Special Offer: Add income and energy exposure to your portfolio with a 30 day free trial to Frank Bifulco's Oil & Gas Income Portfolio
In Thursday trading, Moody's Corp. shares are currently up about 0.2%, Allegiant Travel Company shares are up about 0.5%, and Carlisle Companies Inc. shares are up about 0.3% on the day.
