Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/15/15, WD-40 Co. (NASD: WDFC), Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM), and Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. WD-40 Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.38 on 7/31/15, Oxford Industries, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 7/31/15, and Yum! Brands, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.41 on 8/7/15.
As a percentage of WDFC's recent stock price of $85.70, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%, so look for shares of WD-40 Co. to trade 0.44% lower — all else being equal — when WDFC shares open for trading on 7/15/15. Similarly, investors should look for OXM to open 0.28% lower in price and for YUM to open 0.45% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WDFC, OXM, and YUM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
WD-40 Co. (NASD: WDFC):
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 WD-40 Co., 1.14% for Oxford Industries, Inc., and 1.79% for Yum! Brands, Inc..
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In Monday trading, WD-40 Co. shares are currently up about 0.5%, Oxford Industries, Inc. shares are up about 1.9%, and Yum! Brands, Inc. shares are up about 1.1% on the day.
