International Business Machines Trades Ex-Dividend ...

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Aug. 4 2011 - 10:16 am | 2,565 views | 0 recommendations |

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According to Dividend Channel, on 8/8/11, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.75, payable on 9/10/11. As a percentage of IBM?s recent stock price of $176.62, this dividend works out to approximately 0.42%.

Below is a dividend history chart for IBM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.75 declared by International Business Machines Corp.:

IBM Dividend History
Date	Div*
05/06/11	0.750
02/08/11	0.650
11/08/10	0.650
08/06/10	0.650
05/06/10	0.650
02/08/10	0.550
11/06/09	0.550
08/06/09	0.550
05/06/09	0.550
02/06/09	0.500
11/06/08	0.500
08/06/08	0.500
05/07/08	0.500
02/06/08	0.400
11/07/07	0.400
08/08/07	0.400
05/08/07	0.400
02/07/07	0.300
11/08/06	0.300
08/08/06	0.300
05/08/06	0.300
02/08/06	0.200
11/08/05	0.200
08/08/05	0.200
05/06/05	0.200
02/08/05	0.180
11/08/04	0.180
08/06/04	0.180
05/06/04	0.180
02/06/04	0.160
11/06/03	0.160
08/06/03	0.160
05/07/03	0.160
02/06/03	0.150
11/06/02	0.150
08/07/02	0.150
05/08/02	0.150
02/06/02	0.140
11/07/01	0.140
08/08/01	0.140
05/08/01	0.140
02/07/01	0.130
11/08/00	0.130
08/08/00	0.130
05/08/00	0.130
02/08/00	0.120
11/08/99	0.120
08/06/99	0.120
05/06/99	0.120
02/08/99	0.110
11/06/98	0.110
08/06/98	0.110
05/06/98	0.110
02/06/98	0.100
11/06/97	0.100
08/07/97	0.100
02/06/97	0.087
11/06/96	0.087
08/07/96	0.087
05/08/96	0.087
02/07/96	0.062
11/08/95	0.062
08/08/95	0.062
* 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 IBM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.70% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

IBM operates in the Information Technology Services sector, among companies like NCI Inc (NCIT) which is down about 35.7% today, and Datalink Corp (DTLK) trading lower by about 2.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of IBM, versus NCIT and DTLK.

In Thursday trading, International Business Machines Corp. shares are currently off about 1.2% on the day.

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