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On 4/18/11, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE:WST) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.17, payable on 5/4/11. As a percentage of WST's recent stock price of $45.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.37%.
Below is a dividend history chart for WST, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.17 declared by West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.:
WST Dividend History
Date
Div*
01/14/11
0.170
10/18/10
0.170
07/19/10
0.160
04/19/10
0.160
01/15/10
0.160
10/19/09
0.160
07/20/09
0.150
04/20/09
0.150
01/16/09
0.150
10/20/08
0.150
07/21/08
0.140
04/21/08
0.140
01/18/08
0.140
10/22/07
0.140
07/16/07
0.130
04/16/07
0.130
01/22/07
0.130
10/16/06
0.130
07/17/06
0.120
04/17/06
0.120
01/13/06
0.120
10/17/05
0.120
07/18/05
0.110
04/18/05
0.110
01/14/05
0.110
10/18/04
0.110
07/19/04
0.105
04/19/04
0.105
01/16/04
0.105
07/21/03
0.100
04/21/03
0.100
01/17/03
0.100
10/21/02
0.095
07/22/02
0.095
04/15/02
0.095
01/18/02
0.095
10/22/01
0.095
07/16/01
0.090
04/16/01
0.090
01/22/01
0.090
10/16/00
0.090
07/17/00
0.085
04/17/00
0.085
01/14/00
0.085
10/18/99
0.085
07/19/99
0.080
04/19/99
0.080
01/15/99
0.080
10/19/98
0.080
07/20/98
0.075
04/20/98
0.075
01/16/98
0.075
10/20/97
0.075
07/21/97
0.070
04/21/97
0.070
01/17/97
0.070
10/21/96
0.070
07/22/96
0.065
04/15/96
0.065
01/22/96
0.065
10/16/95
0.065
* 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 WST is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.50% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
WST operates in the Medical Instruments & Supplies sector, among companies like Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) which is up about 0.9% today, and 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) trading up by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WST, versus VAR and MMM.
In Friday trading, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.
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