Ex-Dividend Reminder: AT&T, Brady and Mastercard

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/10/25, AT&T Inc (Symbol: T), Brady Corp (Symbol: BRC), and Mastercard Inc (Symbol: MA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. AT&T Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.2775 on 2/3/25, Brady Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.24 on 1/31/25, and Mastercard Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.76 on 2/7/25. As a percentage of T's recent stock price of $22.20, this dividend works out to approximately 1.25%, so look for shares of AT&T Inc to trade 1.25% lower — all else being equal — when T shares open for trading on 1/10/25. Similarly, investors should look for BRC to open 0.33% lower in price and for MA to open 0.15% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for T, BRC, and MA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

AT&T Inc (Symbol: T):

Brady Corp (Symbol: BRC):

Mastercard Inc (Symbol: MA):

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 5.00% for AT&T Inc, 1.31% for Brady Corp, and 0.59% for Mastercard Inc.

In Wednesday trading, AT&T Inc shares are currently down about 1.8%, Brady Corp shares are up about 0.5%, and Mastercard Inc shares are off about 0.1% on the day.

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