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Ex-Dividend Reminder: AHT, HST and HLSS

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/27/15, Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc (NYSE: AHT), Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST), and Home Loan Servicing Solutions Light (NASD: HLSS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.12 on 4/15/15, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 4/15/15, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions Light will pay its monthly dividend of $0.18 on 4/10/15.

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As a percentage of AHT's recent stock price of $10.04, this dividend works out to approximately 1.20%, so look for shares of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc to trade 1.20% lower — all else being equal — when AHT shares open for trading on 3/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for HST to open 0.96% lower in price and for HLSS to open 1.05% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for AHT, HST, and HLSS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc (NYSE: AHT):

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST):

Home Loan Servicing Solutions Light (NASD: HLSS):

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 4.78% for Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc, 3.82% for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc, and 12.58% for Home Loan Servicing Solutions Light.


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In Wednesday trading, Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc shares are currently off about 0.7%, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc shares are down about 1%, and Home Loan Servicing Solutions Light shares are off about 0.9% on the day.