Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/27/15, Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), and Babcock & Wilcox Co. (NYSE: BWC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Regal Entertainment Group will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 3/13/15, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 3/11/15, and Babcock & Wilcox Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 3/19/15.
As a percentage of RGC's recent stock price of $23.65, this dividend works out to approximately 0.93%, so look for shares of Regal Entertainment Group to trade 0.93% lower — all else being equal — when RGC shares open for trading on 2/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for ANF to open 0.79% lower in price and for BWC to open 0.33% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for RGC, ANF, and BWC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC):
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 3.72% for Regal Entertainment Group, 3.16% for Abercrombie & Fitch Co., and 1.31% for Babcock & Wilcox Co. .
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In Wednesday trading, Regal Entertainment Group shares are currently up about 0.6%, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares are off about 1.5%, and Babcock & Wilcox Co. shares are down about 0.4% on the day.
