Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/9/11, Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp (NASD: NVSL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.03, payable on 12/1/11. As a percentage of NVSL's recent stock price of $7.60, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%.
Below is a dividend history chart for NVSL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.03 declared by Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp:
| NVSL Dividend History | |
|---|---|
| Date | Div* |
| 08/11/11 | 0.030 |
| 05/12/11 | 0.030 |
| 02/04/11 | 0.030 |
| 11/05/10 | 0.030 |
| 08/06/10 | 0.030 |
| 05/06/10 | 0.030 |
| 02/03/10 | 0.030 |
| 11/03/09 | 0.030 |
| 08/04/09 | 0.030 |
| 05/04/09 | 0.050 |
| 02/02/09 | 0.060 |
| 10/31/08 | 0.060 |
| 07/31/08 | 0.060 |
| 05/01/08 | 0.060 |
| 01/31/08 | 0.050 |
| 11/01/07 | 0.050 |
| 08/02/07 | 0.050 |
| 05/03/07 | 0.050 |
| 02/01/07 | 0.050 |
| 11/02/06 | 0.050 |
| 08/02/06 | 0.050 |
| 05/04/06 | 0.050 |
| 02/02/06 | 0.050 |
| 11/02/05 | 0.040 |
| 08/03/05 | 0.040 |
| 05/04/05 | 0.040 |
| 02/03/05 | 0.040 |
| * 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 NVSL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.58% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
NVSL operates in the Credit Services & Lending sector, among companies like Brookline Bancorp Inc (NASD: BRKL) which is up about 0.1% today, and MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) trading higher by about 5.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of NVSL, versus BRKL and MTG.
In Monday trading, Naugatuck Valley Financial Corp shares are currently up about 0.7% on the day.
