LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / July 26, 2017 / Pro-Trader Daily takes a closer look at The Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) as the Company's stock will begin trading ex-dividend on July 27, 2017. In order to capture the dividend payout, investors must purchase the stock a day prior to the ex-dividend date that is by latest at the end of the trading session on July 26, 2017. Are you looking for research on dividend stocks, if so register with us now for your free membership at:

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Dividend Declared

On July 13, 2017, Dow Chemical declared a dividend of $0.46 per share, payable October 02, 2017, to shareholders of record on July 31, 2017. Since the companies expect the merger to close between August 01 and September 01, 2017, Dow Chemical and DuPont have coordinated with respect to their respective third quarter common stock dividend record and payment dates, as required by the Merger Agreement.

Dow Chemical's indicated dividend represents a yield of 2.78% compared to the average dividend yield of 2.37% for the Basic Materials sector. Dow Chemical has paid its shareholders cash dividends every quarter since 1912.

Dividend Insights

Dow Chemical has a dividend payout ratio of 45.8%, which indicates that the Company distributes approximately $0.46 for every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much money a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

According to analysts' estimates, Dow Chemical is forecasted to report earnings of $4.40 which is more than double the Company's annualized dividend of $1.84.

As of March 31, 2017, Dow Chemical's total cash and cash equivalents were approximately $5.85 billion, while its current assets were $24.64 billion and current liabilities totaled $13.19 billion. For Q1 2017, Dow Chemical delivered $337 million higher cash flow from operations versus the year-ago same period, driven by higher earnings. The strong financial position provides a cushion for the Company to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and suggest its ability to pay a dividend without interruption for a long period.

About the Company

Dow Chemical combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. Dow Chemical's integrated, market-driven portfolio delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in 175 countries and in high-growth sectors such as packaging, infrastructure, transportation, consumer care, electronics, and agriculture. In 2016, Dow Chemical had annual sales of $48 billion and employed approximately 56,000 people worldwide. The Company's 7,000+ product families are manufactured at 189 sites in 34 countries across the globe.

Recent Development for Dow Chemical

On July 11, 2017, Dow Chemical announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with CITIC Agri Fund to divest a select portion of Dow AgroSciences' corn seed business in Brazil for a purchase price of $1.1 billion. The scope of the divestiture includes seed processing plants and seed research centers, a copy of Dow AgroSciences' Brazilian corn germplasm bank, the Morgan seed brand, and a license for the use of the Dow Sementes brand for a certain period of time. The assets being divested generated revenues of approximately $287 million in 2016.

Dow Chemical stated that the divestiture is intended to satisfy the Company's commitments to Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) in connection with its conditional regulatory clearance of the proposed merger with DuPont. The divestiture will be conditioned on Dow Chemical and DuPont closing their merger transaction, in addition to other customary closing conditions, including approval of the divestiture transaction by CADE.

Stock Performance

Dow Chemical's share price finished yesterday's trading session at $66.85, marginally up 0.95%. A total volume of 5.08 million shares has exchanged hands. The Company's stock price rallied 3.15% in the last three months, 12.09% in the past six months, and 25.49% in the previous twelve months. Additionally, the stock surged 16.83% since the start of the year. Shares of the Company have a PE ratio of 17.33 and have a dividend yield of 2.75%. The stock currently has a market cap of $81.98 billion.

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