Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/6/19, Graham Holdings, Starbucks, and KB Home will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Graham Holdings Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.39 on 2/21/19, Starbucks Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.36 on 2/22/19, and KB Home will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 2/21/19. Click here to learn which 25 S.A.F.E. dividend stocks should be on your radar screen, at DividendChannel.com »

As a percentage of GHC’s recent stock price of $665.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%, so look for shares of Graham Holdings Co. to trade 0.21% lower — all else being equal — when GHC shares open for trading on 2/6/19. Similarly, investors should look for SBUX to open 0.53% lower in price and for KBH to open 1.16% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for GHC, SBUX, and KBH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Graham Holdings:

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Starbucks Corp.:

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KB Home :

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In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 0.84% for Graham Holdings Co., 2.13% for Starbucks Corp., and 4.65% for KB Home.


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In Monday trading, Graham Holdings Co. shares are currently trading flat, Starbucks Corp. shares are off about 0.6%, and KB Home shares are off about 1.4% on the day.