Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/23/14, Portland General Electric Co. (NYSE: POR), Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), and Analogic Corp (NASD: ALOG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Portland General Electric Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 10/15/14, Sempra Energy will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.66 on 10/15/14, and Analogic Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 10/10/14.
As a percentage of POR's recent stock price of $33.05, this dividend works out to approximately 0.85%, so look for shares of Portland General Electric Co. to trade 0.85% lower — all else being equal — when POR shares open for trading on 9/23/14. Similarly, investors should look for SRE to open 0.62% lower in price and for ALOG to open 0.15% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for POR, SRE, and ALOG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Portland General Electric Co. (NYSE: POR):
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 3.39% for Portland General Electric Co., 2.50% for Sempra Energy, and 0.59% for Analogic Corp.
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In Friday trading, Portland General Electric Co. shares are currently up about 0.1%, Sempra Energy shares are up about 0.3%, and Analogic Corp shares are up about 0.7% on the day.
