Ex-Dividend Reminder: Shell, Equinor and Hershey

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/16/25, Shell plc (Symbol: SHEL), Equinor ASA (Symbol: EQNR), and Hershey Company (Symbol: HSY) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Shell plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.716 on 6/23/25, Equinor ASA will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.37 on 5/28/25, and Hershey Company will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.37 on 6/16/25. As a percentage of SHEL's recent stock price of $67.61, this dividend works out to approximately 1.06%, so look for shares of Shell plc to trade 1.06% lower — all else being equal — when SHEL shares open for trading on 5/16/25. Similarly, investors should look for EQNR to open 1.57% lower in price and for HSY to open 0.84% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for SHEL, EQNR, and HSY, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Shell plc (Symbol: SHEL):

Equinor ASA (Symbol: EQNR):

Hershey Company (Symbol: HSY):

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 4.24% for Shell plc, 6.26% for Equinor ASA, and 3.36% for Hershey Company.

In Wednesday trading, Shell plc shares are currently up about 1.9%, Equinor ASA shares are up about 2.2%, and Hershey Company shares are down about 2.5% on the day.

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