Frontier Communications Corp About To Put More Money In Your Pocket

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/7/12, Frontier Communications Corp (NASD: FTR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.10, payable on 3/30/12. As a percentage of FTR�s recent stock price of $4.42, this dividend works out to approximately 2.26%, so look for shares of Frontier Communications Corp to trade 2.26% lower � all else being equal � when FTR shares open for trading on 3/7/12.

Below is a dividend history chart for FTR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.10 declared by Frontier Communications Corp:

FTR Dividend History
Date	Div*
12/07/11	0.188
09/07/11	0.188
06/07/11	0.188
03/07/11	0.188
12/07/10	0.188
09/07/10	0.188
06/07/10	0.250
03/05/10	0.250
12/07/09	0.250
09/04/09	0.250
06/05/09	0.250
03/05/09	0.250
12/05/08	0.250
09/05/08	0.250
06/05/08	0.250
03/06/08	0.250
12/05/07	0.250
09/05/07	0.250
06/06/07	0.250
03/07/07	0.250
12/06/06	0.250
09/06/06	0.250
06/07/06	0.250
03/07/06	0.250
12/07/05	0.250
09/07/05	0.250
06/07/05	0.250
03/16/05	0.250
12/08/04	0.250
08/16/04	2.250
11/27/98	0.152
05/28/98	0.072
11/29/95	0.077
* 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 FTR is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 9.04% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, FTR makes up 3.22% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector Index Fund ETF (AMEX: IYZ) which is trading lower by about 0.8% on the day Monday.

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In Monday trading, Frontier Communications Corp shares are currently down about 2.6% on the day.