Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 6/13/14, Ecolab, Inc. (Symbol: ECL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.275, payable on 7/15/14. As a percentage of ECL's recent stock price of $109.40, this dividend works out to approximately 0.25%.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ECL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.01% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward. The chart below shows the one year performance of ECL shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, ECL's low point in its 52 week range is $82.58 per share, with $111.83 as the 52 week high point - that compares with a last trade of $109.52.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ECL makes up 4.62% of the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (Symbol: XLB) which is trading lower by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday.
In Wednesday trading, Ecolab, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.6% on the day.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
