Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/25/15, ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ISF), Brookfield Property Partners LP (NYSE: BPY), and Time Incorporated (NYSE: TIME) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. ING Groep N.V. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.3984 on 3/16/15, Brookfield Property Partners LP will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.265 on 3/31/15, and Time Incorporated will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.19 on 3/13/15.
As a percentage of ISF's recent stock price of $25.57, this dividend works out to approximately 1.56%, so look for shares of ING Groep N.V. to trade 1.56% lower — all else being equal — when ISF shares open for trading on 2/25/15. Similarly, investors should look for BPY to open 1.06% lower in price and for TIME to open 0.78% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ISF, BPY, and TIME, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ISF):
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 6.23% for ING Groep N.V., 4.24% for Brookfield Property Partners LP, and 3.10% for Time Incorporated.
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In Monday trading, ING Groep N.V. shares are currently off about 0.2%, Brookfield Property Partners LP shares are down about 0.4%, and Time Incorporated shares are down about 0.6% on the day.
