Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/11/15, Financial Engines Inc (FNGN), Extra Space Storage Inc (EXR), and Atmel Corp. (ATML) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Financial Engines Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.07 on 7/3/15, Extra Space Storage Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.59 on 6/30/15, and Atmel Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.04 on 6/25/15.
As a percentage of FNGN's recent stock price of $44.60, this dividend works out to approximately 0.16%, so look for shares of Financial Engines Inc to trade 0.16% lower — all else being equal — when FNGN shares open for trading on 6/11/15. Similarly, investors should look for EXR to open 0.89% lower in price and for ATML to open 0.40% lower, all else being equal. Below are dividend history charts for FNGN, EXR, and ATML, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared. Financial Engines Inc (FNGN):
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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 0.63% for Financial Engines Inc, 3.56% for Extra Space Storage Inc, and 1.62% for Atmel Corp.. In Tuesday trading, Financial Engines Inc shares are currently off about 0.3%, Extra Space Storage Inc shares are down about 0.1%, and Atmel Corp. shares are up about 1.6% on the day.
