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Raytheon Co. (RTN) Will Trade Ex-Div on 7/1/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, June 29, 10:09 AM ET
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On 7/1/11, Raytheon Co. (NYSE:RTN) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.43, payable on 8/11/11. As a percentage of RTN's recent stock price of $49.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.88%.

Below is a dividend history chart for RTN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.43 declared by Raytheon Co.:

RTN Dividend History
Date Div*
04/04/11 0.430
01/03/11 0.375
10/01/10 0.375
07/01/10 0.375
04/01/10 0.375
12/30/09 0.310
10/02/09 0.310
07/02/09 0.310
04/03/09 0.310
12/30/08 0.280
10/03/08 0.280
07/08/08 0.280
03/28/08 0.280
12/31/07 0.255
09/28/07 0.255
06/29/07 0.255
03/30/07 0.255
12/29/06 0.240
10/02/06 0.240
07/13/06 0.240
04/07/06 0.240
12/29/05 0.220
09/29/05 0.220
06/30/05 0.220
03/31/05 0.220
12/22/04 0.200
09/30/04 0.200
07/02/04 0.200
04/01/04 0.200
12/30/03 0.200
10/02/03 0.200
07/02/03 0.200
04/03/03 0.200
12/30/02 0.200
10/03/02 0.200
07/03/02 0.200
04/04/02 0.200
12/28/01 0.200
10/03/01 0.200
07/05/01 0.200
04/04/01 0.200
12/28/00 0.200
10/04/00 0.200
07/06/00 0.200
03/30/00 0.200
12/30/99 0.200
09/29/99 0.200
06/30/99 0.200
03/30/99 0.200
12/30/98 0.200
09/30/98 0.200
06/30/98 0.200
03/31/98 0.200
12/24/97 0.200
* 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 RTN is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.51% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, RTN makes up 5.07% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund ETF (AMEX:ITA) which is trading up by about 0.4% on the day Wednesday.

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RTN operates in the Defense sector, among companies like GenCorp Inc. (NYSE:GY) which is trading flat today, and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) trading up by about 0.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of RTN, versus GY and HII.

RTN,GY,HII Relative Performance Chart In Wednesday trading, Raytheon Co. shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.


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