On 6/18/15, Northland Power Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 3 (TSX: NPI-PRC.TO ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3125, payable on 6/30/15. As a percentage of NPI.PRC's recent share price of $22.51, this dividend works out to approximately 1.39%, so look for shares of NPI.PRC to trade 1.39% lower - all else being equal - when NPI.PRC shares open for trading on 6/18/15. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 5.60%.
As of last close, NPI.PRC was trading at a 10.60% discount to its liquidation preference amount. It should be noted that the preferred shares are convertible . The chart below shows the one year performance of NPI.PRC shares, versus NPI:
Below is a dividend history chart for NPI.PRC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.3125 on Northland Power Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 3:
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, Northland Power Inc (TSX: NPI.TO ) makes up 5.55% of the YieldCo Index ETF ( YLCO ) which is trading higher by about 0.5% on the day Tuesday.
In Tuesday trading, Northland Power Inc's Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 3 (TSX: NPI-PRC.TO ) is currently up about 0.7% on the day, while the common shares (TSX: NPI.TO ) are off about 0.4%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.