Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 2/12/19, Invitation Homes Inc (Symbol: INVH), Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (Symbol: SASR), and BB&T Corp. (Symbol: BBT) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Invitation Homes Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.13 on 2/28/19, Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 2/20/19, and BB&T Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.405 on 3/1/19. As a percentage of INVH's recent stock price of $22.64, this dividend works out to approximately 0.57%, so look for shares of Invitation Homes Inc to trade 0.57% lower - all else being equal - when INVH shares open for trading on 2/12/19. Similarly, investors should look for SASR to open 0.84% lower in price and for BBT to open 0.80% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for INVH, SASR, and BBT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Invitation Homes Inc (Symbol: INVH) :
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (Symbol: SASR) :
BB&T Corp. (Symbol: BBT) :
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 recen t dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 2.30% for Invitation Homes Inc, 3.35% for Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc, and 3.21% for BB&T Corp..
In Friday trading, Invitation Homes Inc shares are currently up about 0.1%, Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc shares are up about 0.4%, and BB&T Corp. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
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