Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/30/19, EPR Properties (Symbol: EPR), Eagle Bancorp Inc (Symbol: EGBN), and United Fire Group, Inc. (Symbol: UFCS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.375 on 6/17/19, Eagle Bancorp Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 6/14/19, and United Fire Group, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.33 on 6/14/19. As a percentage of EPR's recent stock price of $80.17, this dividend works out to approximately 0.47%, so look for shares of EPR Properties to trade 0.47% lower — all else being equal — when EPR shares open for trading on 5/30/19. Similarly, investors should look for EGBN to open 0.40% lower in price and for UFCS to open 0.69% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for EPR, EGBN, and UFCS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
EPR Properties (Symbol: EPR):
Eagle Bancorp Inc (Symbol: EGBN):
United Fire Group, Inc. (Symbol: UFCS):
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 5.61% for EPR Properties, 1.58% for Eagle Bancorp Inc , and 2.77% for United Fire Group, Inc..
In Tuesday trading, EPR Properties shares are currently up about 0.9%, Eagle Bancorp Inc shares are down about 0.4%, and United Fire Group, Inc. shares are trading flat on the day.
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