Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/7/14, AllianceBernstein Holding L P (NYSE: AB), Carlyle Group, L.P. (NASD: CG), and Cousins Properties Inc. (NYSE: CUZ) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. AllianceBernstein Holding L P will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 8/28/14, Carlyle Group, L.P. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.16 on 8/22/14, and Cousins Properties Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.075 on 8/25/14.
As a percentage of AB's recent stock price of $26.35, this dividend works out to approximately 1.71%, so look for shares of AllianceBernstein Holding L P to trade 1.71% lower — all else being equal — when AB shares open for trading on 8/7/14. Similarly, investors should look for CG to open 0.50% lower in price and for CUZ to open 0.61% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AB, CG, and CUZ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
AllianceBernstein Holding L P (NYSE: AB):
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 6.83% for AllianceBernstein Holding L P, 2.02% for Carlyle Group, L.P. , and 2.42% for Cousins Properties Inc..
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In Tuesday trading, AllianceBernstein Holding L P shares are currently off about 0.5%, Carlyle Group, L.P. shares are down about 0.8%, and Cousins Properties Inc. shares are off about 0.6% on the day.
