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Ex-Div Reminder for Medtronic, Inc. (MDT)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, October 3, 10:55 AM ET
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On 10/5/11, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.2425, payable on 10/28/11. As a percentage of MDT's recent stock price of $33.19, this dividend works out to approximately 0.73%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MDT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.2425 declared by Medtronic, Inc.:

MDT Dividend History
Date Div*
07/06/11 0.243
04/06/11 0.225
01/05/11 0.225
10/06/10 0.225
07/07/10 0.225
04/07/10 0.205
01/06/10 0.205
10/07/09 0.205
07/08/09 0.205
04/01/09 0.188
12/30/08 0.188
10/01/08 0.188
07/01/08 0.188
04/02/08 0.125
01/02/08 0.125
10/03/07 0.125
07/03/07 0.125
04/03/07 0.110
01/03/07 0.110
10/04/06 0.110
07/05/06 0.110
04/05/06 0.096
01/04/06 0.096
10/05/05 0.096
06/29/05 0.096
03/30/05 0.084
01/05/05 0.085
09/29/04 0.085
06/30/04 0.085
03/31/04 0.073
12/30/03 0.073
10/01/03 0.073
07/01/03 0.073
04/02/03 0.063
12/31/02 0.058
10/02/02 0.063
07/02/02 0.063
04/03/02 0.058
01/02/02 0.058
10/03/01 0.058
07/03/01 0.058
04/04/01 0.050
01/03/01 0.050
12/19/00 0.001
10/04/00 0.050
07/05/00 0.050
04/05/00 0.040
01/05/00 0.040
10/06/99 0.040
06/30/99 0.040
04/07/99 0.033
01/06/99 0.033
10/07/98 0.033
06/30/98 0.033
04/07/98 0.028
01/07/98 0.028
10/08/97 0.028
07/01/97 0.028
04/02/97 0.024
01/08/97 0.024
10/09/96 0.024
07/02/96 0.024
04/02/96 0.016
01/03/96 0.016
10/04/95 0.016
* 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 MDT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.92% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MDT makes up 10.14% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices Index Fund ETF (AMEX:IHI) which is trading lower by about 0.1% on the day Monday.

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MDT operates in the Medical Instruments & Supplies sector, among companies like AngioDynamics Inc (NASDAQ:ANGO) which is down about 0.3% today, and Syneron Medical Ltd (NASDAQ:ELOS) trading up by about 0.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MDT, versus ANGO and ELOS.

MDT,ANGO,ELOS Relative Performance Chart

In Monday trading, Medtronic, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.1% on the day.


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