Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/19/16, Seagate Technology plc (NASD: STX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.63, payable on 10/15/16. As a percentage of STX's recent stock price of $36.26, this dividend works out to approximately 1.74%, so look for shares of Seagate Technology plc to trade 1.74% lower — all else being equal — when STX shares open for trading on 9/19/16.
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Below is a dividend history chart for STX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.63 declared by Seagate Technology plc:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from STX is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 6.95% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of STX shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, STX's low point in its 52 week range is $18.4201 per share, with $49.52 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $36.31.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, STX makes up 4.31% of the First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund ETF (NASD: QTEC) which is trading up by about 0.5% on the day Thursday.
In Thursday trading, Seagate Technology plc shares are currently up about 0.5% on the day.
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