Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/11/17, RPM International Inc (NYSE: RPM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.30, payable on 1/31/17. As a percentage of RPM's recent stock price of $52.65, this dividend works out to approximately 0.57%, so look for shares of RPM International Inc to trade 0.57% lower — all else being equal — when RPM shares open for trading on 1/11/17.
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Below is a dividend history chart for RPM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.30 declared by RPM International Inc :
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from RPM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.28% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of RPM shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, RPM's low point in its 52 week range is $36.78 per share, with $55.92 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $52.47.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, RPM makes up 2.65% of the PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio ETF (NASD: PYZ) which is trading lower by about 0.6% on the day Monday.
In Monday trading, RPM International Inc shares are currently off about 0.6% on the day.
