Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/9/12, Oracle Corp. (NASD: ORCL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.06, payable on 2/1/12. As a percentage of ORCL's recent stock price of $26.19, this dividend works out to approximately 0.23%.
Below is a dividend history chart for ORCL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.06 declared by Oracle Corp.:
| ORCL Dividend History | |
|---|---|
| Date | Div* |
| 10/07/11 | 0.060 |
| 07/11/11 | 0.060 |
| 04/11/11 | 0.060 |
| 01/14/11 | 0.050 |
| 10/04/10 | 0.050 |
| 07/12/10 | 0.050 |
| 04/12/10 | 0.050 |
| 01/14/10 | 0.050 |
| 10/09/09 | 0.050 |
| 07/13/09 | 0.050 |
| 04/06/09 | 0.050 |
| * Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company. | |
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ORCL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.92% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
ORCL makes up 13.79% of the Software HOLDRS ETF (SWH)
ORCL operates in the Application Software sector, among companies like Solera Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLH) which is down about 0.5% today, and Fortinet Inc (NASD: FTNT) trading higher by about 0.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ORCL, versus SLH and FTNT.
In Thursday trading, Oracle Corp. shares are currently up about 0.7% on the day.
