Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/31/24, Amdocs Ltd. (Symbol: DOX), Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE), and FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Amdocs Ltd. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.479 on 1/31/25, Nucor Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.55 on 2/11/25, and FMC Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.58 on 1/16/25. As a percentage of DOX's recent stock price of $86.70, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%, so look for shares of Amdocs Ltd. to trade 0.55% lower — all else being equal — when DOX shares open for trading on 12/31/24. Similarly, investors should look for NUE to open 0.46% lower in price and for FMC to open 1.18% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for DOX, NUE, and FMC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Amdocs Ltd. (Symbol: DOX):
Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE):
FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC):
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 2.21% for Amdocs Ltd., 1.85% for Nucor Corp., and 4.72% for FMC Corp..
In Friday trading, Amdocs Ltd. shares are currently off about 0.2%, Nucor Corp. shares are up about 1%, and FMC Corp. shares are off about 1.2% on the day.
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