Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/28/19, OneMain Holdings Inc (Symbol: OMF), Everest Re Group Ltd (Symbol: RE), and Standard and Poors Global Inc (Symbol: SPGI) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. OneMain Holdings Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 6/14/19, Everest Re Group Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.40 on 6/12/19, and Standard and Poors Global Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.57 on 6/12/19. As a percentage of OMF's recent stock price of $31.30, this dividend works out to approximately 0.80%, so look for shares of OneMain Holdings Inc to trade 0.80% lower — all else being equal — when OMF shares open for trading on 5/28/19. Similarly, investors should look for RE to open 0.56% lower in price and for SPGI to open 0.27% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for OMF, RE, and SPGI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
OneMain Holdings Inc (Symbol: OMF):
Everest Re Group Ltd (Symbol: RE):
Standard and Poors Global Inc (Symbol: SPGI):
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 3.19% for OneMain Holdings Inc, 2.22% for Everest Re Group Ltd, and 1.06% for Standard and Poors Global Inc.
In Friday trading, OneMain Holdings Inc shares are currently up about 0.9%, Everest Re Group Ltd shares are up about 0.1%, and Standard and Poors Global Inc shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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