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On 4/19/11, CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.125, payable on 5/3/11. As a percentage of CVS's recent stock price of $35.59, this dividend works out to approximately 0.35%.
Below is a dividend history chart for CVS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.125 declared by CVS Caremark Corporation:
CVS Dividend History
Date
Div*
01/19/11
0.125
10/20/10
0.088
07/20/10
0.088
04/21/10
0.088
01/20/10
0.088
10/20/09
0.076
07/21/09
0.076
04/20/09
0.076
01/21/09
0.076
10/17/08
0.069
07/17/08
0.069
04/17/08
0.060
01/17/08
0.060
10/18/07
0.060
04/20/07
0.060
01/18/07
0.049
10/18/06
0.039
07/19/06
0.039
04/20/06
0.039
01/19/06
0.039
10/19/05
0.036
07/19/05
0.036
04/20/05
0.036
01/20/05
0.036
10/20/04
0.034
07/20/04
0.033
04/21/04
0.033
01/20/04
0.034
10/17/03
0.029
07/17/03
0.029
04/17/03
0.029
01/21/03
0.029
10/17/02
0.029
07/18/02
0.029
04/19/02
0.029
01/18/02
0.029
10/18/01
0.029
07/19/01
0.029
04/20/01
0.029
01/19/01
0.029
10/19/00
0.029
07/20/00
0.029
04/20/00
0.029
01/20/00
0.029
10/20/99
0.029
07/20/99
0.029
04/21/99
0.029
01/20/99
0.029
10/21/98
0.029
07/21/98
0.029
04/21/98
0.028
01/21/98
0.028
10/21/97
0.028
10/16/96
1.475
07/19/96
0.028
04/18/96
0.028
01/19/96
0.028
10/20/95
0.095
* 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 CVS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.40% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CVS makes up 4.59% of the Retail HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:RTH) which is trading lower by about 1% on the day Monday.
CVS operates in the Grocery & Drug Stores sector, among companies like Casey's General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) which is off about 0.4% today, and Fresh Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:TFM) trading lower by about 2.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CVS, versus CASY and TFM.
In Monday trading, CVS Caremark Corporation shares are currently down about 0.8% on the day.
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