Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/17/15, Nestle S A (OTC: NSRGY), CrediCorp Ltd. (NYSE: BAP), and US Ecology, Inc. (NASD: ECOL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Nestle S A will pay its annual dividend of $2.3181 on 5/29/15, CrediCorp Ltd. will pay its annual dividend of $2.1873 on 5/15/15, and US Ecology, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 4/28/15.
As a percentage of NSRGY's recent stock price of $78.57, this dividend works out to approximately 2.95%, so look for shares of Nestle S A to trade 2.95% lower — all else being equal — when NSRGY shares open for trading on 4/17/15. Similarly, investors should look for BAP to open 1.45% lower in price and for ECOL to open 0.36% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for NSRGY, BAP, and ECOL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Nestle S A (OTC: NSRGY):
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 2.95% for Nestle S A, 1.45% for CrediCorp Ltd., and 1.45% for US Ecology, Inc..
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In Wednesday trading, Nestle S A shares are currently up about 1.2%, CrediCorp Ltd. shares are up about 0.2%, and US Ecology, Inc. shares are up about 0.6% on the day.
