Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/30/25, First Bancorp (Symbol: FBNC), Ventas Inc (Symbol: VTR), and Safehold Inc (Symbol: SAFE) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. First Bancorp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.23 on 10/25/25, Ventas Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.48 on 10/16/25, and Safehold Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.177 on 10/15/25. As a percentage of FBNC's recent stock price of $52.91, this dividend works out to approximately 0.43%, so look for shares of First Bancorp to trade 0.43% lower — all else being equal — when FBNC shares open for trading on 9/30/25. Similarly, investors should look for VTR to open 0.70% lower in price and for SAFE to open 1.15% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FBNC, VTR, and SAFE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
First Bancorp (Symbol: FBNC):
Ventas Inc (Symbol: VTR):
Safehold Inc (Symbol: SAFE):
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 1.74% for First Bancorp, 2.82% for Ventas Inc, and 4.62% for Safehold Inc.
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In Friday trading, First Bancorp shares are currently off about 0.7%, Ventas Inc shares are off about 0.4%, and Safehold Inc shares are off about 1.7% on the day.
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