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Reminder - DST Systems Inc. (DST) Goes Ex-Dividend 10/12/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, October 10, 10:52 AM ET
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On 10/12/11, DST Systems Inc. (NYSE:DST) will trade ex-dividend, for its semi-annual dividend of $0.35, payable on 11/4/11. As a percentage of DST's recent stock price of $46.09, this dividend works out to approximately 0.76%.

Below is a dividend history chart for DST, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.35 declared by DST Systems Inc. :

DST Dividend History
Date Div*
03/16/11 0.350
10/19/10 0.300
03/15/10 0.300
* 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 DST is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.76% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, DST makes up 1.58% of the First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund ETF (AMEX:FXL) which is trading up by about 3.2% on the day Monday.

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DST operates in the Information Technology Services sector, among companies like Ness Technologies Inc (NSTC) which is up about 0.1% today, and Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) trading lower by about 0.9%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DST, versus NSTC and CARB.

DST,NSTC,CARB Relative Performance Chart

In Monday trading, DST Systems Inc. shares are currently up about 2.8% on the day.


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