Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/13/14, Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE: CSL), Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE: KOP), and Bemis Co Inc (NYSE: BMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Carlisle Companies Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 3/1/14, Koppers Holdings Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 4/7/14, and Bemis Co Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.27 on 3/3/14.
As a percentage of CSL's recent stock price of $76.95, this dividend works out to approximately 0.29%, so look for shares of Carlisle Companies Inc. to trade 0.29% lower — all else being equal — when CSL shares open for trading on 2/13/14. Similarly, investors should look for KOP to open 0.66% lower in price and for BMS to open 0.69% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CSL, KOP, and BMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE: CSL):
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 1.14% for Carlisle Companies Inc., 2.64% for Koppers Holdings Inc, and 2.75% for Bemis Co Inc.
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In Tuesday trading, Carlisle Companies Inc. shares are currently up about 0.5%, Koppers Holdings Inc shares are up about 0.1%, and Bemis Co Inc shares are trading flat on the day.
