Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/13/24, Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB), Frontline plc (Symbol: FRO), and BHP Group Ltd (Symbol: BHP) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Albemarle Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.405 on 10/1/24, Frontline plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.62 on 9/30/24, and BHP Group Ltd will pay its semi-annual dividend of $1.48 on 10/3/24. As a percentage of ALB's recent stock price of $78.62, this dividend works out to approximately 0.52%, so look for shares of Albemarle Corp. to trade 0.52% lower — all else being equal — when ALB shares open for trading on 9/13/24. Similarly, investors should look for FRO to open 2.84% lower in price and for BHP to open 2.88% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ALB, FRO, and BHP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB):
Frontline plc (Symbol: FRO):
BHP Group Ltd (Symbol: BHP):
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 2.06% for Albemarle Corp., 11.38% for Frontline plc, and 5.77% for BHP Group Ltd.
In Wednesday trading, Albemarle Corp. shares are currently up about 0.3%, Frontline plc shares are down about 1.9%, and BHP Group Ltd shares are down about 0.9% on the day.
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