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By Dividend Channel Staff, Thursday, July 14, 11:22 AM ET
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On 7/18/11, Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.14, payable on 8/3/11. As a percentage of LOW's recent stock price of $23.34, this dividend works out to approximately 0.60%.

Below is a dividend history chart for LOW, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.14 declared by Lowe's Companies Inc:

LOW Dividend History
Date Div*
04/18/11 0.110
01/14/11 0.110
10/18/10 0.110
07/19/10 0.110
04/19/10 0.090
01/15/10 0.090
10/14/09 0.090
07/15/09 0.090
04/15/09 0.085
01/14/09 0.085
10/15/08 0.085
07/16/08 0.085
04/16/08 0.080
01/16/08 0.080
10/17/07 0.080
07/18/07 0.080
04/18/07 0.050
01/17/07 0.050
10/18/06 0.050
07/19/06 0.050
04/19/06 0.030
01/18/06 0.030
10/12/05 0.030
07/13/05 0.030
04/13/05 0.020
01/12/05 0.020
10/13/04 0.020
07/14/04 0.020
04/14/04 0.015
01/14/04 0.015
10/15/03 0.015
07/16/03 0.013
04/15/03 0.013
01/15/03 0.013
10/16/02 0.010
07/17/02 0.010
04/17/02 0.010
10/17/01 0.010
07/18/01 0.010
04/18/01 0.009
01/17/01 0.009
10/11/00 0.009
07/12/00 0.009
04/12/00 0.009
01/12/00 0.009
10/13/99 0.007
07/14/99 0.007
04/14/99 0.007
01/13/99 0.007
10/14/98 0.007
07/15/98 0.062
04/15/98 0.007
01/14/98 0.007
10/15/97 0.007
07/15/97 0.007
04/14/97 0.007
01/15/97 0.007
10/15/96 0.006
07/15/96 0.006
04/11/96 0.006
01/12/96 0.006
10/13/95 0.006
* 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 LOW is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.40% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, LOW makes up 5.88% of the Retail HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:RTH) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Thursday.

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LOW operates in the Home Improvement Stores sector, among companies like Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) which is up about 0.4% today, and Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:FAST) trading relatively unchanged. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of LOW, versus HD and FAST.

LOW,HD,FAST Relative Performance Chart In Thursday trading, Lowe's Companies Inc shares are currently up about 0.3% on the day.

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