Ex-Dividend Reminder: LTC Properties, West Pharmaceutical Services and … – Nasdaq

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 4/20/15, LTC Properties, Inc. (Symbol: LTC), West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Symbol: WST), and Pengrowth Energy Corp (Symbol: PGH) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. LTC Properties, Inc. will pay its monthly dividend of $ 0.17 on 4/30/15, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $ 0.11 on 5/6/15, and Pengrowth Energy Corp will pay its monthly dividend of $ 0.02 on 5/15/15. As a percentage of LTC’s recent stock price of $ 44.74, this dividend works out to approximately 0.38%, so look for shares of LTC Properties, Inc. to trade 0.38% lower – all else being equal – when LTC shares open for trading on 4/20/15. Similarly, investors should look for WST to open 0.19% lower in price and for PGH to open 0.59% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for LTC, WST, and PGH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared. LTC Properties, Inc. (Symbol: LTC) :
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Symbol: WST) :
Pengrowth Energy Corp (Symbol: PGH) :
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 4.56% for LTC Properties, Inc., 0.77% for West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., and 7.06% for Pengrowth Energy Corp. In Thursday trading, LTC Properties, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.9%, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. shares are up about 0.7%, and Pengrowth Energy Corp shares are down about 0.6% on the day.

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