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Reminder - Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Goes Ex-Dividend 10/7/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, October 5, 10:07 AM ET
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On 10/7/11, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.06, payable on 11/2/11. As a percentage of ORCL's recent stock price of $28.65, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%.

Below is a dividend history chart for ORCL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.06 declared by Oracle Corp.:

ORCL Dividend History
Date Div*
07/11/11 0.060
04/11/11 0.060
01/14/11 0.050
10/04/10 0.050
07/12/10 0.050
04/12/10 0.050
01/14/10 0.050
10/09/09 0.050
07/13/09 0.050
04/06/09 0.050
* 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 ORCL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.84% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ORCL makes up 15.96% of the Software HOLDRS ETF (SWH) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Wednesday.

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ORCL operates in the Application Software sector, among companies like MercadoLibre Inc (NASDAQ:MELI) which is off about 2.6% today, and Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) trading lower by about 0.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ORCL, versus MELI and JKHY.

ORCL,MELI,JKHY Relative Performance Chart

In Wednesday trading, Oracle Corp. shares are currently off about 0.1% on the day.


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