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| Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 8/22/11 for Safe Bulkers IncBy Dividend Channel Staff, Thursday, August 18, 10:22 AM ET
On 8/22/11, Safe Bulkers Inc (NYSE:SB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 8/31/11. As a percentage of SB's recent stock price of $7.36, this dividend works out to approximately 2.04%, so look for shares of Safe Bulkers Inc to trade 2.04% lower — all else being equal — when SB shares open for trading on 8/22/11. Below is a dividend history chart for SB, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.15 declared by Safe Bulkers Inc:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SB is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 8.15% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
SB operates in the Shipping sector, among companies like International Shipholding Corp. (NYSE:ISH) which is off about 2.1% today, and Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE:EXM) trading lower by about 3.7%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SB, versus ISH and EXM.
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