Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/25/24, CDW Corp (Symbol: CDW), Paycom Software Inc (Symbol: PAYC), and MKS Instruments Inc (Symbol: MKSI) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. CDW Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.625 on 12/10/24, Paycom Software Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.375 on 12/9/24, and MKS Instruments Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 12/6/24. As a percentage of CDW's recent stock price of $175.99, this dividend works out to approximately 0.36%, so look for shares of CDW Corp to trade 0.36% lower — all else being equal — when CDW shares open for trading on 11/25/24. Similarly, investors should look for PAYC to open 0.17% lower in price and for MKSI to open 0.20% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for CDW, PAYC, and MKSI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
CDW Corp (Symbol: CDW):
Paycom Software Inc (Symbol: PAYC):
MKS Instruments Inc (Symbol: MKSI):
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 1.42% for CDW Corp, 0.68% for Paycom Software Inc, and 0.81% for MKS Instruments Inc.
In Thursday trading, CDW Corp shares are currently up about 1.1%, Paycom Software Inc shares are up about 1.3%, and MKS Instruments Inc shares are trading flat on the day.
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