Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/18/23, Radian Group, Inc. (Symbol: RDN), Sprott Inc (Symbol: SII), and Highwoods Properties, Inc. (Symbol: HIW) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Radian Group, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.225 on 9/6/23, Sprott Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 9/5/23, and Highwoods Properties, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 9/12/23. As a percentage of RDN's recent stock price of $27.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.82%, so look for shares of Radian Group, Inc. to trade 0.82% lower — all else being equal — when RDN shares open for trading on 8/18/23. Similarly, investors should look for SII to open 0.73% lower in price and for HIW to open 2.15% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for RDN, SII, and HIW, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Radian Group, Inc. (Symbol: RDN):
Sprott Inc (Symbol: SII):
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (Symbol: HIW):
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 3.29% for Radian Group, Inc., 2.94% for Sprott Inc, and 8.59% for Highwoods Properties, Inc..
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In Wednesday trading, Radian Group, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.6%, Sprott Inc shares are up about 0.7%, and Highwoods Properties, Inc. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
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