Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/7/16, Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASD: CBSH), Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF), and Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Commerce Bancshares Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.225 on 9/26/16, Regions Financial Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.065 on 10/3/16, and Travelers Companies Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.67 on 9/30/16.
As a percentage of CBSH's recent stock price of $50.78, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%, so look for shares of Commerce Bancshares Inc to trade 0.44% lower — all else being equal — when CBSH shares open for trading on 9/7/16. Similarly, investors should look for RF to open 0.65% lower in price and for TRV to open 0.56% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CBSH, RF, and TRV, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Commerce Bancshares Inc (NASD: CBSH):
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 1.77% for Commerce Bancshares Inc, 2.61% for Regions Financial Corp, and 2.26% for Travelers Companies Inc .
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In Tuesday trading, Commerce Bancshares Inc shares are currently off about 0.5%, Regions Financial Corp shares are up about 0.5%, and Travelers Companies Inc shares are down about 0.1% on the day.
