Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/27/15, Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE: AUY), FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC), and Amdocs Ltd. (NASD: DOX) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Yamana Gold, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.015 on 4/14/15, FMC Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.165 on 4/16/15, and Amdocs Ltd. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.17 on 4/16/15.
As a percentage of AUY's recent stock price of $4.17, this dividend works out to approximately 0.36%, so look for shares of Yamana Gold, Inc. to trade 0.36% lower — all else being equal — when AUY shares open for trading on 3/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for FMC to open 0.28% lower in price and for DOX to open 0.32% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AUY, FMC, and DOX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE: AUY):
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 1.44% for Yamana Gold, Inc., 1.12% for FMC Corp., and 1.26% for Amdocs Ltd..
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In Wednesday trading, Yamana Gold, Inc. shares are currently trading flat, FMC Corp. shares are up about 0.1%, and Amdocs Ltd. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
