Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/3/24, Juniper Networks Inc (Symbol: JNPR), NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NSSC), and Progress Software Corp (Symbol: PRGS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Juniper Networks Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 6/24/24, NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 6/24/24, and Progress Software Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.175 on 6/17/24. As a percentage of JNPR's recent stock price of $34.62, this dividend works out to approximately 0.64%, so look for shares of Juniper Networks Inc to trade 0.64% lower — all else being equal — when JNPR shares open for trading on 6/3/24. Similarly, investors should look for NSSC to open 0.20% lower in price and for PRGS to open 0.35% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for JNPR, NSSC, and PRGS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Juniper Networks Inc (Symbol: JNPR):
NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NSSC):
Progress Software Corp (Symbol: PRGS):
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 2.54% for Juniper Networks Inc, 0.79% for NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., and 1.41% for Progress Software Corp.
In Thursday trading, Juniper Networks Inc shares are currently up about 0.6%, NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. shares are off about 2.7%, and Progress Software Corp shares are down about 0.7% on the day.
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