On 5/6/11, Rock-Tenn Co. (NYSE:RKT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2, payable on 5/23/11. As a percentage of RKT's recent stock price of $67.60, this dividend works out to approximately 0.30%.
Below is a dividend history chart for RKT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.2 declared by Rock-Tenn Co.:
RKT Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/04/11
0.200
11/05/10
0.200
08/06/10
0.150
04/30/10
0.150
02/05/10
0.150
11/06/09
0.150
08/07/09
0.100
05/01/09
0.100
05/01/09
0.100
02/06/09
0.100
11/06/08
0.100
08/01/08
0.100
05/02/08
0.100
02/01/08
0.100
11/08/07
0.100
08/03/07
0.100
05/04/07
0.100
02/02/07
0.100
11/10/06
0.090
08/04/06
0.090
05/05/06
0.090
02/03/06
0.090
11/18/05
0.090
07/29/05
0.090
04/29/05
0.090
02/04/05
0.090
11/05/04
0.090
07/30/04
0.085
01/30/04
0.085
11/06/03
0.085
07/31/03
0.080
05/02/03
0.080
01/31/03
0.080
11/01/02
0.080
08/02/02
0.075
05/03/02
0.075
02/01/02
0.075
11/02/01
0.075
08/03/01
0.075
05/04/01
0.075
02/02/01
0.075
11/02/00
0.075
08/04/00
0.075
05/05/00
0.075
02/04/00
0.075
11/04/99
0.075
07/30/99
0.075
04/29/99
0.075
02/04/99
0.075
10/29/98
0.075
07/30/98
0.075
04/30/98
0.075
01/29/98
0.075
10/30/97
0.075
07/31/97
0.075
05/01/97
0.075
01/30/97
0.075
10/31/96
0.075
08/01/96
0.068
05/02/96
0.068
02/01/96
0.068
11/02/95
0.068
08/03/95
0.068
* 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 RKT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.18% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
RKT operates in the Packaging & Containers sector, among companies like Shiner International Inc (NASDAQ:BEST) which is down about 5.7% today, and China Shengda Packaging Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CPGI) trading higher by about 2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of RKT, versus BEST and CPGI.
In Thursday trading, Rock-Tenn Co. shares are currently off about 0.3% on the day.
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