Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/31/16, Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR), Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN), and Watts Water Technologies Inc (NYSE: WTS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Fluor Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.21 on 7/5/16, Nielsen Holdings PLC will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 6/16/16, and Watts Water Technologies Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 6/16/16.
As a percentage of FLR's recent stock price of $52.51, this dividend works out to approximately 0.40%, so look for shares of Fluor Corp. to trade 0.40% lower — all else being equal — when FLR shares open for trading on 5/31/16. Similarly, investors should look for NLSN to open 0.58% lower in price and for WTS to open 0.31% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FLR, NLSN, and WTS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR):
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 1.60% for Fluor Corp., 2.31% for Nielsen Holdings PLC, and 1.26% for Watts Water Technologies Inc.
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In Friday trading, Fluor Corp. shares are currently off about 0.2%, Nielsen Holdings PLC shares are up about 0.6%, and Watts Water Technologies Inc shares are trading flat on the day.
