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| Reminder - WestAmerica Bancorporation (WABC) Goes Ex-Dividend 11/3/11By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, November 1, 10:49 AM ET
On 11/3/11, WestAmerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.37, payable on 11/18/11. As a percentage of WABC's recent stock price of $43.77, this dividend works out to approximately 0.85%. Below is a dividend history chart for WABC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.37 declared by WestAmerica Bancorporation:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from WABC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.38% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WABC makes up 1.56% of the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (AMEX:KRE) which is trading lower by about 2% on the day Tuesday. See what other ETFs contain WABC » WABC operates in the Banking & Savings sector, among companies like BanColombia, S.A. (NYSE:CIB) which is down about 3.8% today, and Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) trading lower by about 3.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WABC, versus CIB and BMO.
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