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On 5/27/11, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.05, payable on 6/15/11. As a percentage of UHS's recent stock price of $54.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.09%.
Below is a dividend history chart for UHS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.05 declared by Universal Health Services, Inc.:
UHS Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/25/11
0.050
11/29/10
0.050
08/30/10
0.050
05/27/10
0.050
02/25/10
0.050
11/27/09
0.025
08/28/09
0.040
05/28/09
0.040
02/26/09
0.040
11/26/08
0.040
08/28/08
0.040
05/29/08
0.040
02/28/08
0.040
11/29/07
0.040
08/29/07
0.040
05/30/07
0.040
02/27/07
0.040
11/29/06
0.040
08/30/06
0.040
05/30/06
0.040
02/27/06
0.040
11/29/05
0.040
08/30/05
0.040
05/27/05
0.040
02/25/05
0.040
11/29/04
0.040
08/30/04
0.040
05/27/04
0.040
02/26/04
0.040
11/26/03
0.040
* 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 UHS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.37% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
UHS operates in the Hospital & Medical Practitioners sector, among companies like Select Medical Holdings Corp (NYSE:SEM) which is up about 0.6% today, and American Learning Corp (NASDAQ:ALRN) trading relatively unchanged. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of UHS, versus SEM and ALRN.
In Wednesday trading, Universal Health Services, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.
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