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By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, February 15, 4:01 PM ET
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The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Lancaster Colony Corp. (NASDAQ:LANC) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

But making Lancaster Colony Corp. an even more interesting and timely stock to look at, is the fact that in trading on Wednesday, shares of LANC entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $67.06 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.

In the case of Lancaster Colony Corp., the RSI reading has hit 29.9 — by comparison, the universe of dividend stocks covered by Dividend Channel currently has an average RSI of 56.1. A falling stock price — all else being equal — creates a better opportunity for dividend investors to capture a higher yield. Indeed, LANC's recent annualized dividend of 1.44/share (currently paid in quarterly installments) works out to an annual yield of 2.13% based upon the recent $67.87 share price.

A bullish investor could look at LANC's 29.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. Among the fundamental datapoints dividend investors should investigate to decide if they are bullish on LANC is its dividend history. In general, dividends are not always predictable; but, looking at the history chart below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.

LANC Dividend History
Date Div*
12/07/11 0.360
09/07/11 0.330
06/08/11 0.330
03/08/11 0.330
12/08/10 0.330
09/08/10 0.300
06/08/10 0.300
03/08/10 0.300
12/08/09 0.300
09/08/09 0.285
06/08/09 0.285
03/06/09 0.285
12/08/08 0.285
09/08/08 0.280
06/06/08 0.280
03/06/08 0.280
12/06/07 0.280
09/06/07 0.270
06/06/07 0.270
03/07/07 0.270
12/06/06 0.270
09/06/06 0.260
06/07/06 0.260
03/08/06 0.260
09/07/05 0.250
06/08/05 0.250
03/08/05 0.250
12/08/04 0.250
09/08/04 0.230
06/08/04 0.230
03/08/04 0.230
12/08/03 0.230
09/08/03 0.200
06/06/03 0.200
03/06/03 0.200
12/06/02 0.200
09/06/02 0.180
06/06/02 0.180
03/06/02 0.180
12/06/01 0.180
09/06/01 0.170
06/07/01 0.170
03/08/01 0.170
12/06/00 0.170
09/06/00 0.160
06/07/00 0.160
03/08/00 0.160
12/08/99 0.160
09/08/99 0.150
06/08/99 0.150
03/08/99 0.150
12/08/98 0.150
09/08/98 0.140
06/08/98 0.140
03/06/98 0.140
12/08/97 0.133
09/08/97 0.127
06/06/97 0.127
03/06/97 0.120
12/06/96 0.120
09/06/96 0.113
06/06/96 0.113
03/06/96 0.113
12/06/95 0.113
09/07/95 0.100
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.


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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, LANC makes up 2.65% of the Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PBJ) which is trading lower by about 0.8% on the day Wednesday.

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