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Ex-Div Reminder for Monsanto Co. (MON)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, July 5, 10:23 AM ET
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On 7/6/11, Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.28, payable on 7/29/11. As a percentage of MON's recent stock price of $72.65, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MON, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.28 declared by Monsanto Co.:

MON Dividend History
Date Div*
04/06/11 0.280
01/05/11 0.280
10/06/10 0.280
07/07/10 0.265
04/07/10 0.265
01/06/10 0.265
10/07/09 0.265
06/30/09 0.265
04/01/09 0.265
01/07/09 0.240
10/01/08 0.240
07/01/08 0.240
04/02/08 0.175
01/02/08 0.175
10/03/07 0.175
07/03/07 0.125
04/03/07 0.125
01/03/07 0.125
10/04/06 0.100
07/05/06 0.100
04/05/06 0.100
01/04/06 0.100
10/05/05 0.085
07/06/05 0.085
04/06/05 0.085
01/05/05 0.085
10/06/04 0.072
07/07/04 0.072
04/06/04 0.065
01/07/04 0.065
10/08/03 0.065
07/08/03 0.065
04/04/03 0.060
01/08/03 0.060
10/08/02 0.060
07/09/02 0.060
04/08/02 0.060
01/08/02 0.060
10/09/01 0.060
07/09/01 0.060
04/06/01 0.060
01/04/01 0.045
* 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 MON is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.54% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MON makes up 9.24% of the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (AMEX:XLB).

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MON operates in the Agricultural Chemicals sector, among companies like Agrium, Inc. (NYSE:AGU) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM). Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MON, versus AGU and SQM.

MON,AGU,SQM Relative Performance Chart


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