Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/30/14, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD), E-House China Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: EJ), and East West Bancorp, Inc (NASD: EWBC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.12 on 5/16/14, E-House China Holdings, Ltd will pay its annual dividend of $0.20 on 5/30/14, and East West Bancorp, Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 5/19/14.
As a percentage of AMTD's recent stock price of $32.10, this dividend works out to approximately 0.37%, so look for shares of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation to trade 0.37% lower — all else being equal — when AMTD shares open for trading on 4/30/14. Similarly, investors should look for EJ to open 2.08% lower in price and for EWBC to open 0.52% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AMTD, EJ, and EWBC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD):
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 1.50% for TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, 2.08% for E-House China Holdings, Ltd, and 2.06% for East West Bancorp, Inc.
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In Monday trading, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation shares are currently off about 1.2%, E-House China Holdings, Ltd shares are down about 1.5%, and East West Bancorp, Inc shares are off about 0.8% on the day.
