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Reminder - Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII) Goes Ex-Dividend 6/29/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, June 27, 12:06 PM ET
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On 6/29/11, Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.16, payable on 7/20/11. As a percentage of RCII's recent stock price of $29.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.54%.

Below is a dividend history chart for RCII, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.16 declared by Rent-A-Center Inc.:

RCII Dividend History
Date Div*
04/04/11 0.060
01/03/11 0.060
11/03/10 0.060
08/10/10 0.060
* 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 RCII is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.18% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, RCII makes up 2.53% of the Dynamic Retail Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PMR) which is trading higher by about 0.5% on the day Monday.

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RCII operates in the Electronics Stores sector, among companies like GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) which is trading flat today, and Best Buy Inc (NYSE:BBY) trading lower by about 1.3%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of RCII, versus GME and BBY.

RCII,GME,BBY Relative Performance Chart In Monday trading, Rent-A-Center Inc. shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.


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