Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/12/15, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE: SIX), and Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE: WMK) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Aramark will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0862 on 3/9/15, Six Flags Entertainment Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.52 on 3/9/15, and Weis Markets, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 3/3/15.
As a percentage of ARMK's recent stock price of $31.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.27%, so look for shares of Aramark to trade 0.27% lower — all else being equal — when ARMK shares open for trading on 2/12/15. Similarly, investors should look for SIX to open 1.16% lower in price and for WMK to open 0.64% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ARMK, SIX, and WMK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK):
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 1.10% for Aramark, 4.62% for Six Flags Entertainment Corp, and 2.56% for Weis Markets, Inc..
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In Tuesday trading, Aramark shares are currently down about 0.1%, Six Flags Entertainment Corp shares are up about 0.6%, and Weis Markets, Inc. shares are up about 0.2% on the day.
