Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/13/16, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASD: CBRL), Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), and Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.15 on 8/5/16, Foot Locker, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.275 on 7/29/16, and Yum! Brands, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.46 on 8/5/16.
As a percentage of CBRL's recent stock price of $162.16, this dividend works out to approximately 0.71%, so look for shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. to trade 0.71% lower — all else being equal — when CBRL shares open for trading on 7/13/16. Similarly, investors should look for FL to open 0.48% lower in price and for YUM to open 0.53% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CBRL, FL, and YUM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASD: CBRL):
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 2.84% for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., 1.91% for Foot Locker, Inc., and 2.14% for Yum! Brands, Inc..
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In Monday trading, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. shares are currently off about 1.5%, Foot Locker, Inc. shares are up about 0.1%, and Yum! Brands, Inc. shares are up about 0.3% on the day.
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