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Ex-Div Reminder for Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, December 9, 10:35 AM ET
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On 12/13/11, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 1/15/12. As a percentage of SAH's recent stock price of $15.46, this dividend works out to approximately 0.16%.

Below is a dividend history chart for SAH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.025 declared by Sonic Automotive, Inc.:

SAH Dividend History
Date Div*
09/13/11 0.025
06/13/11 0.025
03/11/11 0.025
12/13/10 0.025
12/11/08 0.120
09/11/08 0.120
06/11/08 0.120
03/12/08 0.120
12/12/07 0.120
09/12/07 0.120
06/13/07 0.120
03/13/07 0.120
12/13/06 0.120
09/13/06 0.120
06/13/06 0.120
03/13/06 0.120
12/13/05 0.120
09/13/05 0.120
06/13/05 0.120
03/11/05 0.120
12/13/04 0.120
09/13/04 0.120
06/14/04 0.100
03/11/04 0.100
12/11/03 0.100
09/11/03 0.100
* 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 SAH is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.65% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SAH makes up 1.07% of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (AMEX:XRT) which is trading higher by about 1.5% on the day Friday.

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SAH operates in the Auto Dealerships sector, among companies like Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE:PBY) which is up about 2% today, and Asbury Automotive Group, Inc (NYSE:ABG) trading higher by about 2.9%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SAH, versus PBY and ABG.

SAH,PBY,ABG Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Sonic Automotive, Inc. shares are currently up about 2.5% on the day.


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