Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 3/14/18, Banc Of California Inc (Symbol: BANC), Intercontinental Exchange Inc (Symbol: ICE), and American Assets Trust Inc (Symbol: AAT) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Banc Of California Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 4/2/18, Intercontinental Exchange Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.24 on 3/29/18, and American Assets Trust Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.27 on 3/29/18. As a percentage of BANC's recent stock price of $20.60, this dividend works out to approximately 0.63%, so look for shares of Banc Of California Inc to trade 0.63% lower - all else being equal - when BANC shares open for trading on 3/14/18. Similarly, investors should look for ICE to open 0.32% lower in price and for AAT to open 0.84% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for BANC, ICE, and AAT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Banc Of California Inc (Symbol: BANC) :
Intercontinental Exchange Inc (Symbol: ICE) :
American Assets Trust Inc (Symbol: AAT) :
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 2.52% for Banc Of California Inc, 1.26% for Intercontinental Exchange Inc, and 3.34% for American Assets Trust Inc.
In Monday trading, Banc Of California Inc shares are currently up about 0.2%, Intercontinental Exchange Inc shares are up about 0.4%, and American Assets Trust Inc shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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