Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/21/14, Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC), Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), and Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Brunswick Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.125 on 9/15/14, Hershey Company will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.535 on 9/15/14, and Dean Foods Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.07 on 9/4/14.
As a percentage of BC's recent stock price of $43.27, this dividend works out to approximately 0.29%, so look for shares of Brunswick Corp. to trade 0.29% lower — all else being equal — when BC shares open for trading on 8/21/14. Similarly, investors should look for HSY to open 0.58% lower in price and for DF to open 0.43% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for BC, HSY, and DF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC):
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 1.16% for Brunswick Corp., 2.33% for Hershey Company , and 1.71% for Dean Foods Co..
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In Tuesday trading, Brunswick Corp. shares are currently up about 0.3%, Hershey Company shares are up about 0.3%, and Dean Foods Co. shares are up about 0.2% on the day.
