Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/5/15, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (NASD: DNKN), Outerwall Inc (NASD: OUTR), and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.265 on 6/17/15, Outerwall Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 6/23/15, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.39 on 6/30/15.
As a percentage of DNKN's recent stock price of $52.76, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%, so look for shares of Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. to trade 0.50% lower — all else being equal — when DNKN shares open for trading on 6/5/15. Similarly, investors should look for OUTR to open 0.39% lower in price and for PEG to open 0.93% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for DNKN, OUTR, and PEG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (NASD: DNKN):
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 2.01% for Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., 1.56% for Outerwall Inc, and 3.73% for Public Service Enterprise Group Inc..
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In Wednesday trading, Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.2%, Outerwall Inc shares are up about 0.2%, and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. shares are off about 1% on the day.
