Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 12/14/17, UGI Corp. (Symbol: UGI), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (Symbol: TMO), and Analogic Corp (Symbol: ALOG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. UGI Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 1/1/18, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 1/15/18, and Analogic Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 12/29/17. As a percentage of UGI's recent stock price of $49.25, this dividend works out to approximately 0.51%, so look for shares of UGI Corp. to trade 0.51% lower - all else being equal - when UGI shares open for trading on 12/14/17. Similarly, investors should look for TMO to open 0.08% lower in price and for ALOG to open 0.12% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for UGI, TMO, and ALOG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
UGI Corp. (Symbol: UGI) :
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (Symbol: TMO) :
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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 2.03% for UGI Corp., 0.32% for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, and 0.47% for Analogic Corp.
In Tuesday trading, UGI Corp. shares are currently down about 0.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc shares are up about 0.1%, and Analogic Corp shares are up about 0.8% on the day.
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