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Ex-Div Reminder for Merck & Co., Inc (MRK)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, September 9, 1:19 PM ET
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On 9/13/11, Merck & Co., Inc (NYSE:MRK) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.38, payable on 10/7/11. As a percentage of MRK's recent stock price of $32.12, this dividend works out to approximately 1.18%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MRK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.38 declared by Merck & Co., Inc:

MRK Dividend History
Date Div*
06/13/11 0.380
03/11/11 0.380
12/13/10 0.380
09/13/10 0.380
06/11/10 0.380
03/11/10 0.380
12/11/09 0.380
09/02/09 0.380
06/04/09 0.380
03/04/09 0.380
12/03/08 0.380
09/03/08 0.380
06/04/08 0.380
12/05/07 0.380
09/05/07 0.380
06/06/07 0.380
03/07/07 0.380
12/06/06 0.380
08/30/06 0.380
05/31/06 0.380
03/08/06 0.380
11/30/05 0.380
08/31/05 0.380
06/01/05 0.380
03/02/05 0.380
12/01/04 0.380
09/01/04 0.380
06/02/04 0.370
03/03/04 0.370
12/03/03 0.370
09/03/03 0.370
08/20/03 2.876
06/04/03 0.360
03/05/03 0.360
12/04/02 0.360
09/04/02 0.360
06/05/02 0.350
03/06/02 0.350
12/05/01 0.350
08/30/01 0.350
05/31/01 0.340
03/07/01 0.340
12/06/00 0.340
08/30/00 0.340
05/31/00 0.290
03/01/00 0.290
12/01/99 0.290
09/01/99 0.290
06/02/99 0.270
03/03/99 0.270
12/02/98 0.270
09/02/98 0.270
06/03/98 0.225
03/04/98 0.225
12/03/97 0.225
09/03/97 0.225
06/05/97 0.210
03/05/97 0.210
12/05/96 0.200
09/04/96 0.200
06/06/96 0.170
03/06/96 0.170
12/06/95 0.170
09/05/95 0.170
* 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 MRK is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.73% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MRK makes up 14.56% of the Pharmaceutical HOLDRS ETF (AMEX:PPH) which is trading lower by about 1.9% on the day Friday.

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MRK operates in the Drugs & Pharmaceuticals sector, among companies like Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPE) which is down about 1.2% today, and XenoPort Inc (NASDAQ:XNPT) trading lower by about 1.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MRK, versus AMPE and XNPT.

MRK,AMPE,XNPT Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Merck & Co., Inc shares are currently off about 2% on the day.

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