Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/17/23, Comfort Systems USA Inc (Symbol: FIX), First Majestic Silver Corp (Symbol: AG), and Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Symbol: CHK) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Comfort Systems USA Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 5/29/23, First Majestic Silver Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0057 on 6/9/23, and Chesapeake Energy Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.55 on 6/6/23. As a percentage of FIX's recent stock price of $150.10, this dividend works out to approximately 0.13%, so look for shares of Comfort Systems USA Inc to trade 0.13% lower — all else being equal — when FIX shares open for trading on 5/17/23. Similarly, investors should look for AG to open 0.09% lower in price and for CHK to open 0.68% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for FIX, AG, and CHK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Comfort Systems USA Inc (Symbol: FIX):
First Majestic Silver Corp (Symbol: AG):
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Symbol: CHK):
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 0.53% for Comfort Systems USA Inc, 0.36% for First Majestic Silver Corp, and 2.71% for Chesapeake Energy Corp..
In Monday trading, Comfort Systems USA Inc shares are currently down about 0.1%, First Majestic Silver Corp shares are up about 0.9%, and Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares are up about 1.6% on the day.
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