Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 12/15/17, Johnson Controls International plc (Symbol: JCI), DineEquity Inc (Symbol: DIN), and Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Johnson Controls International plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.26 on 1/12/18, DineEquity Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.97 on 1/12/18, and Eversource Energy will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.475 on 12/29/17. As a percentage of JCI's recent stock price of $38.01, this dividend works out to approximately 0.68%, so look for shares of Johnson Controls International plc to trade 0.68% lower - all else being equal - when JCI shares open for trading on 12/15/17. Similarly, investors should look for DIN to open 1.90% lower in price and for ES to open 0.73% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for JCI, DIN, and ES, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Johnson Controls International plc (Symbol: JCI) :
DineEquity Inc (Symbol: DIN) :
Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) :
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 2.74% for Johnson Controls International plc, 7.60% for DineEquity Inc, and 2.94% for Eversource Energy.
In Wednesday trading, Johnson Controls International plc shares are currently down about 0.6%, DineEquity Inc shares are up about 0.6%, and Eversource Energy shares are up about 0.8% on the day.
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