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On 5/11/11, Seaspan Corp (NYSE:SSW) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.1875, payable on 5/23/11. As a percentage of SSW's recent stock price of $18.52, this dividend works out to approximately 1.01%.
Below is a dividend history chart for SSW, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.1875 declared by Seaspan Corp:
SSW Dividend History
Date
Div*
01/26/11
0.125
10/29/10
0.125
08/05/10
0.125
05/05/10
0.100
01/28/10
0.100
11/05/09
0.100
08/07/09
0.100
04/29/09
0.100
01/29/09
0.475
11/03/08
0.475
08/04/08
0.475
04/30/08
0.475
01/30/08
0.475
10/31/07
0.446
07/26/07
0.446
04/26/07
0.446
01/25/07
0.446
10/25/06
0.425
07/26/06
0.425
04/26/06
0.425
02/21/06
0.425
11/17/05
0.230
* 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 SSW is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.05% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SSW makes up 4.55% of the Guggenheim Shipping ETF (AMEX:SEA) which is trading up by about 0.8% on the day Tuesday.
SSW operates in the Shipping sector, among companies like Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc (NASDAQ:EGLE) which is up about 4.2% today, and Crude Carriers Corp. (CRU) trading higher by about 0.3%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SSW, versus EGLE and CRU.
In Tuesday trading, Seaspan Corp shares are currently up about 2.6% on the day.
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