Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/2/14, Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS), Valhi, Inc. (NYSE: VHI), and Imperial Oil Ltd. (AMEX: IMO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Mosaic Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 9/18/14, Valhi, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.02 on 9/25/14, and Imperial Oil Ltd. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 10/1/14.
As a percentage of MOS's recent stock price of $47.92, this dividend works out to approximately 0.52%, so look for shares of Mosaic Co to trade 0.52% lower — all else being equal — when MOS shares open for trading on 9/2/14. Similarly, investors should look for VHI to open 0.26% lower in price and for IMO to open 0.25% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MOS, VHI, and IMO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS):
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 2.09% for Mosaic Co , 1.03% for Valhi, Inc., and 0.99% for Imperial Oil Ltd..
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In Friday trading, Mosaic Co shares are currently down about 0.1%, Valhi, Inc. shares are off about 0.9%, and Imperial Oil Ltd. shares are down about 0.2% on the day.
