Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/25/15, Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY), RLI Corp. (NYSE: RLI), and EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Weyerhaeuser Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.29 on 3/13/15, RLI Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 3/20/15, and EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.3025 on 3/16/15.
As a percentage of WY's recent stock price of $35.69, this dividend works out to approximately 0.81%, so look for shares of Weyerhaeuser Co. to trade 0.81% lower — all else being equal — when WY shares open for trading on 2/25/15. Similarly, investors should look for RLI to open 0.37% lower in price and for EPR to open 0.48% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WY, RLI, and EPR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY):
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 3.25% for Weyerhaeuser Co., 1.48% for RLI Corp., and 5.82% for EPR Properties.
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In Monday trading, Weyerhaeuser Co. shares are currently up about 0.6%, RLI Corp. shares are off about 0.7%, and EPR Properties shares are up about 0.9% on the day.
