Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/25/15, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), and Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASD: BOBE) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Aramark will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.095 on 12/19/15, Nordstrom, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.37 on 12/15/15, and Bob Evans Farms, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.34 on 12/14/15.
As a percentage of ARMK's recent stock price of $32.94, this dividend works out to approximately 0.29%, so look for shares of Aramark to trade 0.29% lower — all else being equal — when ARMK shares open for trading on 11/25/15. Similarly, investors should look for JWN to open 0.66% lower in price and for BOBE to open 0.84% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ARMK, JWN, and BOBE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK):
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 1.15% for Aramark, 2.65% for Nordstrom, Inc., and 3.36% for Bob Evans Farms, Inc..
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In Monday trading, Aramark shares are currently up about 0.9%, Nordstrom, Inc. shares are down about 0.2%, and Bob Evans Farms, Inc. shares are down about 0.1% on the day.
