Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/20/14, Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE: WTS), Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX), and LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Watts Water Technologies Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 12/5/14, Equifax, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 12/15/14, and LyondellBasell Industries NV will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.70 on 12/8/14.
As a percentage of WTS's recent stock price of $63.02, this dividend works out to approximately 0.24%, so look for shares of Watts Water Technologies Inc to trade 0.24% lower — all else being equal — when WTS shares open for trading on 11/20/14. Similarly, investors should look for EFX to open 0.32% lower in price and for LYB to open 0.78% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WTS, EFX, and LYB, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE: WTS):
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 0.95% for Watts Water Technologies Inc, 1.28% for Equifax, Inc., and 3.14% for LyondellBasell Industries NV.
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In Tuesday trading, Watts Water Technologies Inc shares are currently up about 0.5%, Equifax, Inc. shares are up about 0.2%, and LyondellBasell Industries NV shares are up about 1.7% on the day.
