Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/7/13, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.95, payable on 9/10/13. As a percentage of IBM's recent stock price of $194.82, this dividend works out to approximately 0.49%.
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Below is a dividend history chart for IBM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.95 declared by International Business Machines Corp.:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from IBM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.95% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of IBM shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, IBM's low point in its 52 week range is $184.78 per share, with $215.90 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $194.88.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, IBM makes up 9.37% of the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (AMEX: DIA)which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Monday.
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In Monday trading, International Business Machines Corp. shares are currently down about 0.2% on the day.
