Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 8/9/18, Rollins, Inc. (Symbol: ROL), Interface Inc. (Symbol: TILE), and PPG Industries Inc (Symbol: PPG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Rollins, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.14 on 9/10/18, Interface Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.065 on 8/24/18, and PPG Industries Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.48 on 9/12/18. As a percentage of ROL's recent stock price of $57.01, this dividend works out to approximately 0.25%, so look for shares of Rollins, Inc. to trade 0.25% lower - all else being equal - when ROL shares open for trading on 8/9/18. Similarly, investors should look for TILE to open 0.29% lower in price and for PPG to open 0.43% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ROL, TILE, and PPG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Rollins, Inc. (Symbol: ROL) :
Interface Inc. (Symbol: TILE) :
PPG Industries Inc (Symbol: PPG) :
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 0.98% for Rollins, Inc., 1.17% for Interface Inc., and 1.74% for PPG Industries Inc.
In Tuesday trading, Rollins, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.2%, Interface Inc. shares are off about 0.5%, and PPG Industries Inc shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
Click here to learn which 25 S.A.F.E. dividend stocks should be on your radar screen »
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
