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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Cantel Medical, Saul Centers and Bank of the Ozarks

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/14/15, Cantel Medical Corp (NYSE: CMN), Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), and Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASD: OZRK) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cantel Medical Corp will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.05 on 1/30/15, Saul Centers, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.40 on 1/30/15, and Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 1/23/15.

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As a percentage of CMN's recent stock price of $42.90, this dividend works out to approximately 0.12%, so look for shares of Cantel Medical Corp to trade 0.12% lower — all else being equal — when CMN shares open for trading on 1/14/15. Similarly, investors should look for BFS to open 0.69% lower in price and for OZRK to open 0.38% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for CMN, BFS, and OZRK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Cantel Medical Corp (NYSE: CMN):

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS):

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASD: OZRK):

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 0.23% for Cantel Medical Corp, 2.78% for Saul Centers, Inc., and 1.50% for Bank of the Ozarks, Inc..


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In Monday trading, Cantel Medical Corp shares are currently up about 0.5%, Saul Centers, Inc. shares are trading flat, and Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. shares are down about 0.6% on the day.