Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 11/6/15, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (Symbol: FDP), Remy International Inc (Symbol: REMY), and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Symbol: CHD) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.125 on 12/4/15, Remy International Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.11 on 11/25/15, and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.335 on 12/1/15. As a percentage of FDP's recent stock price of $45.19, this dividend works out to approximately 0.28%, so look for shares of Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. to trade 0.28% lower - all else being equal - when FDP shares open for trading on 11/6/15. Similarly, investors should look for REMY to open 0.37% lower in price and for CHD to open 0.40% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FDP, REMY, and CHD, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (Symbol: FDP) :
Remy International Inc (Symbol: REMY) :
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Symbol: CHD) :
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 1.11% for Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., 1.49% for Remy International Inc , and 1.59% for Church & Dwight Co., Inc..
In Wednesday trading, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. shares are currently up about 0.1%, Remy International Inc shares are trading flat, and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. shares are down about 0.1% on the day.
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