Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 7/20/17, Ford Motor Co. (Symbol: F), CVS Health Corporation (Symbol: CVS), and Bard Inc (Symbol: BCR) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Ford Motor Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 9/1/17, CVS Health Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 8/3/17, and Bard Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.26 on 8/4/17. As a percentage of F's recent stock price of $11.71, this dividend works out to approximately 1.28%, so look for shares of Ford Motor Co. to trade 1.28% lower - all else being equal - when F shares open for trading on 7/20/17. Similarly, investors should look for CVS to open 0.64% lower in price and for BCR to open 0.08% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for F, CVS, and BCR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Ford Motor Co. (Symbol: F) :
CVS Health Corporation (Symbol: CVS) :
Bard Inc (Symbol: BCR) :
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 5.12% for Ford Motor Co. , 2.56% for CVS Health Corporation, and 0.33% for Bard Inc.
In Tuesday trading, Ford Motor Co. shares are currently off about 0.2%, CVS Health Corporation shares are down about 0.2%, and Bard Inc shares are off about 0.1% on the day.
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