On 5/23/11, Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:EFX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.16, payable on 6/15/11. As a percentage of EFX's recent stock price of $37.68, this dividend works out to approximately 0.42%.
Below is a dividend history chart for EFX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.16 declared by Equifax, Inc.:
EFX Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/17/11
0.160
11/22/10
0.160
08/23/10
0.040
05/21/10
0.040
02/18/10
0.040
11/20/09
0.040
08/21/09
0.040
05/21/09
0.040
02/18/09
0.040
11/20/08
0.040
08/21/08
0.040
05/21/08
0.040
02/20/08
0.040
08/22/07
0.040
05/10/07
0.040
02/20/07
0.040
11/21/06
0.040
08/23/06
0.040
05/23/06
0.040
02/27/06
0.040
11/21/05
0.040
08/23/05
0.040
05/23/05
0.040
02/17/05
0.030
11/22/04
0.030
08/23/04
0.030
05/21/04
0.030
02/19/04
0.020
11/20/03
0.020
08/21/03
0.020
05/21/03
0.020
02/19/03
0.020
11/20/02
0.020
08/21/02
0.020
05/22/02
0.020
02/20/02
0.020
11/20/01
0.020
08/22/01
0.020
07/09/01
15.000
05/23/01
0.093
02/20/01
0.093
11/21/00
0.093
08/23/00
0.093
05/23/00
0.093
02/18/00
0.093
11/22/99
0.093
08/23/99
0.090
05/21/99
0.090
02/18/99
0.090
11/20/98
0.090
08/21/98
0.088
05/20/98
0.088
02/18/98
0.088
11/20/97
0.088
08/21/97
0.088
08/08/97
3.575
05/21/97
0.088
02/19/97
0.082
11/20/96
0.082
08/21/96
0.082
05/22/96
0.082
02/21/96
0.082
11/21/95
0.083
08/23/95
0.077
* 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 EFX is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.70% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
EFX operates in the Business Services & Equipment sector, among companies like DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ:DGIT) which is off about 0.5% today, and Mobile Mini, Inc. (NASDAQ:MINI) trading higher by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of EFX, versus DGIT and MINI.
In Thursday trading, Equifax, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.5% on the day.
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