Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/5/12, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania (NASD: UVSP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.20, payable on 7/2/12. As a percentage of UVSP's recent stock price of $15.57, this dividend works out to approximately 1.28%.
Below is a dividend history chart for UVSP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.20 declared by Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania :
| UVSP Dividend History | |
|---|---|
| Date | Div* |
| 03/05/12 | 0.200 |
| 12/06/11 | 0.200 |
| 09/06/11 | 0.200 |
| 06/07/11 | 0.200 |
| 03/07/11 | 0.200 |
| 12/07/10 | 0.200 |
| 09/07/10 | 0.200 |
| 06/08/10 | 0.200 |
| 03/08/10 | 0.200 |
| 12/08/09 | 0.200 |
| 09/08/09 | 0.200 |
| 06/08/09 | 0.200 |
| 03/09/09 | 0.200 |
| 12/08/08 | 0.200 |
| 09/09/08 | 0.200 |
| 06/09/08 | 0.200 |
| 03/10/08 | 0.200 |
| 12/04/07 | 0.200 |
| 09/04/07 | 0.200 |
| 06/05/07 | 0.200 |
| 03/12/07 | 0.200 |
| 11/30/06 | 0.200 |
| 08/31/06 | 0.200 |
| 06/01/06 | 0.190 |
| 03/02/06 | 0.190 |
| 12/01/05 | 0.190 |
| 09/01/05 | 0.190 |
| 06/02/05 | 0.170 |
| 03/03/05 | 0.167 |
| 12/02/04 | 0.167 |
| 09/02/04 | 0.167 |
| 06/03/04 | 0.167 |
| 03/04/04 | 0.167 |
| 12/04/03 | 0.133 |
| 09/04/03 | 0.133 |
| 06/04/03 | 0.133 |
| 03/05/03 | 0.133 |
| 12/04/02 | 0.123 |
| 09/04/02 | 0.123 |
| 06/05/02 | 0.123 |
| 02/28/02 | 0.123 |
| 12/05/01 | 0.112 |
| 09/05/01 | 0.112 |
| 05/30/01 | 0.112 |
| 03/01/01 | 0.101 |
| * Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company. | |
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from UVSP is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 5.14% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
In Friday trading, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania shares are currently off about 2.8% on the day.
