Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/24/25, MKS Instruments Inc (Symbol: MKSI), Microchip Technology Inc (Symbol: MCHP), and Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. MKS Instruments Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 3/7/25, Microchip Technology Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.455 on 3/7/25, and Skyworks Solutions Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.70 on 3/17/25. As a percentage of MKSI's recent stock price of $106.82, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%, so look for shares of MKS Instruments Inc to trade 0.21% lower — all else being equal — when MKSI shares open for trading on 2/24/25. Similarly, investors should look for MCHP to open 0.72% lower in price and for SWKS to open 1.04% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MKSI, MCHP, and SWKS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
MKS Instruments Inc (Symbol: MKSI):
Microchip Technology Inc (Symbol: MCHP):
Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS):
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 0.82% for MKS Instruments Inc, 2.86% for Microchip Technology Inc, and 4.14% for Skyworks Solutions Inc.
In Thursday trading, MKS Instruments Inc shares are currently up about 1.3%, Microchip Technology Inc shares are up about 9.9%, and Skyworks Solutions Inc shares are up about 0.9% on the day.
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