Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/22/24, Walker & Dunlop Inc (Symbol: WD), Equifax Inc (Symbol: EFX), and Reliance Inc (Symbol: RS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Walker & Dunlop Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.65 on 12/6/24, Equifax Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.39 on 12/13/24, and Reliance Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.10 on 12/6/24. As a percentage of WD's recent stock price of $106.93, this dividend works out to approximately 0.61%, so look for shares of Walker & Dunlop Inc to trade 0.61% lower — all else being equal — when WD shares open for trading on 11/22/24. Similarly, investors should look for EFX to open 0.16% lower in price and for RS to open 0.36% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WD, EFX, and RS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Walker & Dunlop Inc (Symbol: WD):
Equifax Inc (Symbol: EFX):
Reliance Inc (Symbol: RS):
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 2.43% for Walker & Dunlop Inc, 0.64% for Equifax Inc, and 1.42% for Reliance Inc.
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In Wednesday trading, Walker & Dunlop Inc shares are currently up about 0.2%, Equifax Inc shares are off about 0.1%, and Reliance Inc shares are off about 0.4% on the day.
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