Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/30/25, Essent Group Ltd (Symbol: ESNT), First Citizens Bancshares (Symbol: FCNCB), and Altius Minerals Corp (Symbol: ATUSF) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Essent Group Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 6/10/25, First Citizens Bancshares will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.95 on 6/16/25, and Altius Minerals Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.09 on 6/16/25. As a percentage of ESNT's recent stock price of $58.54, this dividend works out to approximately 0.53%, so look for shares of Essent Group Ltd to trade 0.53% lower — all else being equal — when ESNT shares open for trading on 5/30/25. Similarly, investors should look for FCNCB to open 0.12% lower in price and for ATUSF to open 0.46% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ESNT, FCNCB, and ATUSF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Essent Group Ltd (Symbol: ESNT):
First Citizens Bancshares (Symbol: FCNCB):
Altius Minerals Corp (Symbol: ATUSF):
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 2.12% for Essent Group Ltd, 0.48% for First Citizens Bancshares, and 1.84% for Altius Minerals Corp.
In Wednesday trading, Essent Group Ltd shares are currently up about 1.6%, First Citizens Bancshares shares are trading flat, and Altius Minerals Corp shares are down about 1.7% on the day.
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