Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/1/24, Aon plc (Symbol: AON), Easterly Government Properties Inc (Symbol: DEA), and Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (Symbol: FELE) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Aon plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.675 on 8/15/24, Easterly Government Properties Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.265 on 8/13/24, and Franklin Electric Co., Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 8/15/24. As a percentage of AON's recent stock price of $319.29, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%, so look for shares of Aon plc to trade 0.21% lower — all else being equal — when AON shares open for trading on 8/1/24. Similarly, investors should look for DEA to open 1.89% lower in price and for FELE to open 0.24% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AON, DEA, and FELE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Aon plc (Symbol: AON):
Easterly Government Properties Inc (Symbol: DEA):
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (Symbol: FELE):
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 0.85% for Aon plc, 7.57% for Easterly Government Properties Inc, and 0.96% for Franklin Electric Co., Inc..
In Tuesday trading, Aon plc shares are currently off about 1.1%, Easterly Government Properties Inc shares are up about 0.4%, and Franklin Electric Co., Inc. shares are down about 1.5% on the day.
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