Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 3/13/18, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Symbol: HPE), HP Inc (Symbol: HPQ), and CSG Systems International Inc. (Symbol: CSGS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.075 on 4/4/18, HP Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.1393 on 4/4/18, and CSG Systems International Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.21 on 3/29/18. As a percentage of HPE's recent stock price of $19.09, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%, so look for shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co to trade 0.39% lower - all else being equal - when HPE shares open for trading on 3/13/18. Similarly, investors should look for HPQ to open 0.58% lower in price and for CSGS to open 0.45% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for HPE, HPQ, and CSGS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Symbol: HPE) :
HP Inc (Symbol: HPQ) :
CSG Systems International Inc. (Symbol: CSGS) :
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 1.57% for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, 2.32% for HP Inc, and 1.81% for CSG Systems International Inc..
In Friday trading, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co shares are currently up about 0.7%, HP Inc shares are up about 0.4%, and CSG Systems International Inc. shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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