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Reminder - AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, November 15, 10:10 AM ET
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On 11/17/11, AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE:ABC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.13, payable on 12/5/11. As a percentage of ABC's recent stock price of $38.98, this dividend works out to approximately 0.33%.

Below is a dividend history chart for ABC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.13 declared by AmerisourceBergen Corp.:

ABC Dividend History
Date Div*
08/18/11 0.115
05/20/11 0.115
02/16/11 0.100
11/18/10 0.100
08/20/10 0.080
05/20/10 0.080
02/10/10 0.080
11/19/09 0.080
08/20/09 0.060
05/27/09 0.030
05/14/09 0.050
02/12/09 0.050
11/20/08 0.050
08/14/08 0.037
05/15/08 0.037
02/13/08 0.037
11/15/07 0.037
08/16/07 0.025
08/01/07 0.699
05/17/07 0.025
02/23/07 0.025
11/16/06 0.025
08/17/06 0.013
05/18/06 0.013
02/15/06 0.013
11/22/05 0.013
08/18/05 0.006
05/19/05 0.006
02/16/05 0.006
11/18/04 0.006
08/19/04 0.006
05/14/04 0.006
02/11/04 0.006
11/13/03 0.006
08/14/03 0.006
05/15/03 0.006
02/12/03 0.006
11/14/02 0.006
08/15/02 0.006
05/16/02 0.006
02/19/02 0.006
11/15/01 0.006
* 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 ABC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.33% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ABC makes up 2.52% of the Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PTH) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Tuesday.

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ABC operates in the Drugs & Pharmaceuticals sector, among companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) which is down about 0.2% today, and AstraZeneca Plc (NYSE:AZN) trading higher by about 0.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ABC, versus BMY and AZN.

ABC,BMY,AZN Relative Performance Chart

In Tuesday trading, AmerisourceBergen Corp. shares are currently off about 0.5% on the day.


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