Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/20/14, Radian Group, Inc. (NYSE: RDN), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), and Symantec Corp. (NASD: SYMC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Radian Group, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0025 on 12/5/14, CenturyLink, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.54 on 12/5/14, and Symantec Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 12/17/14.
As a percentage of RDN's recent stock price of $16.87, this dividend works out to approximately 0.01%, so look for shares of Radian Group, Inc. to trade 0.01% lower — all else being equal — when RDN shares open for trading on 11/20/14. Similarly, investors should look for CTL to open 1.33% lower in price and for SYMC to open 0.59% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for RDN, CTL, and SYMC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Radian Group, Inc. (NYSE: RDN):
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 0.06% for Radian Group, Inc., 5.30% for CenturyLink, Inc., and 2.35% for Symantec Corp..
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In Tuesday trading, Radian Group, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.8%, CenturyLink, Inc. shares are off about 0.5%, and Symantec Corp. shares are up about 0.2% on the day.
