Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/18/14, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASD: MXIM), Solera Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLH), and CA Inc (NASD: CA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 12/4/14, Solera Holdings Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.195 on 12/3/14, and CA Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 12/9/14.
As a percentage of MXIM's recent stock price of $29.22, this dividend works out to approximately 0.96%, so look for shares of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. to trade 0.96% lower — all else being equal — when MXIM shares open for trading on 11/18/14. Similarly, investors should look for SLH to open 0.36% lower in price and for CA to open 0.84% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MXIM, SLH, and CA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASD: MXIM):
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 3.83% for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., 1.44% for Solera Holdings Inc, and 3.36% for CA Inc.
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In Friday trading, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.3%, Solera Holdings Inc shares are down about 0.3%, and CA Inc shares are off about 0.2% on the day.
