Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/4/14, Xilinx, Inc. (NASD: XLNX), Rock-Tenn Co. (NYSE: RKT), and NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Xilinx, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.29 on 8/27/14, Rock-Tenn Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.35 on 8/19/14, and NuStar Energy L.P. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.095 on 8/11/14.
As a percentage of XLNX's recent stock price of $41.47, this dividend works out to approximately 0.70%, so look for shares of Xilinx, Inc. to trade 0.70% lower — all else being equal — when XLNX shares open for trading on 8/4/14. Similarly, investors should look for RKT to open 0.35% lower in price and for NS to open 1.71% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for XLNX, RKT, and NS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Xilinx, Inc. (NASD: XLNX):
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 2.80% for Xilinx, Inc., 1.39% for Rock-Tenn Co., and 6.84% for NuStar Energy L.P..
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In Thursday trading, Xilinx, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.3%, Rock-Tenn Co. shares are off about 1.4%, and NuStar Energy L.P. shares are trading flat on the day.
