Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 8/6/18, New York Community Bancorp Inc. (Symbol: NYCB), Welltower Inc (Symbol: WELL), and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Symbol: AMTD) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. New York Community Bancorp Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.17 on 8/21/18, Welltower Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.87 on 8/21/18, and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.21 on 8/21/18. As a percentage of NYCB's recent stock price of $10.71, this dividend works out to approximately 1.59%, so look for shares of New York Community Bancorp Inc. to trade 1.59% lower - all else being equal - when NYCB shares open for trading on 8/6/18. Similarly, investors should look for WELL to open 1.39% lower in price and for AMTD to open 0.37% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for NYCB, WELL, and AMTD, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
New York Community Bancorp Inc. (Symbol: NYCB) :
Welltower Inc (Symbol: WELL) :
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Symbol: AMTD) :
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 6.35% for New York Community Bancorp Inc., 5.54% for Welltower Inc, and 1.49% for TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.
In Thursday trading, New York Community Bancorp Inc. shares are currently off about 0.4%, Welltower Inc shares are off about 0.3%, and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation shares are down about 1.2% on the day.
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