Ex-Dividend Reminder: Williams Sonoma, CVS Health and Cooper CompaniesBy Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, January 18, 10:00 AM ETOn 1/20/22, Williams Sonoma Inc (NYSE:WSM), CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS), and Cooper Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:COO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Williams Sonoma Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.71 on 2/25/22, CVS Health Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.55 on 2/1/22, and Cooper Companies, Inc. will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.03 on 2/9/22. As a percentage of WSM's recent stock price of $142.32, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%, so look for shares of Williams Sonoma Inc to trade 0.50% lower — all else being equal — when WSM shares open for trading on 1/20/22. Similarly, investors should look for CVS to open 0.52% lower in price and for COO to open 0.01% lower, all else being equal. When an S&P 1500 component reaches 20 years of dividend increases, it becomes a contender to join the elite "Dividend Aristocrats" index. Williams Sonoma Inc (NYSE:WSM) is a "future dividend aristocrats contender," with 15+ years of increases. Below are dividend history charts for WSM, CVS, and COO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared. Williams Sonoma Inc (NYSE:WSM): CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS): Cooper Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:COO): 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 2.00% for Williams Sonoma Inc, 2.08% for CVS Health Corporation, and 0.01% for Cooper Companies, Inc.. Special Offer: Join the income investing conversation on ValueForum.com with a special Seven Days for Seven Dollars invitation. In Tuesday trading, Williams Sonoma Inc shares are currently down about 3.2%, CVS Health Corporation shares are down about 0.6%, and Cooper Companies, Inc. shares are down about 1.5% on the day.
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