Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 3/15/18, Silgan Holdings Inc (Symbol: SLGN), World Fuel Services Corp. (Symbol: INT), and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Symbol: CNQ) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Silgan Holdings Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 3/30/18, World Fuel Services Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.06 on 4/6/18, and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.335 on 4/1/18. As a percentage of SLGN's recent stock price of $29.47, this dividend works out to approximately 0.34%, so look for shares of Silgan Holdings Inc to trade 0.34% lower - all else being equal - when SLGN shares open for trading on 3/15/18. Similarly, investors should look for INT to open 0.25% lower in price and for CNQ to open 1.11% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for SLGN, INT, and CNQ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Silgan Holdings Inc (Symbol: SLGN) :
World Fuel Services Corp. (Symbol: INT) :
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Symbol: CNQ) :
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 1.36% for Silgan Holdings Inc, 1.01% for World Fuel Services Corp., and 4.46% for Canadian Natural Resources Ltd..
In Tuesday trading, Silgan Holdings Inc shares are currently up about 0.7%, World Fuel Services Corp. shares are up about 1%, and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. shares are down 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.
