Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/18/21, West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (Symbol: WFG), Utz Brands Inc (Symbol: UTZ), and Johnson Controls International plc (Symbol: JCI) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. West Fraser Timber Co Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 7/6/21, Utz Brands Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.05 on 7/12/21, and Johnson Controls International plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.27 on 7/16/21. As a percentage of WFG's recent stock price of $70.26, this dividend works out to approximately 0.36%, so look for shares of West Fraser Timber Co Ltd to trade 0.36% lower — all else being equal — when WFG shares open for trading on 6/18/21. Similarly, investors should look for UTZ to open 0.21% lower in price and for JCI to open 0.40% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for WFG, UTZ, and JCI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (Symbol: WFG):
Utz Brands Inc (Symbol: UTZ):
Johnson Controls International plc (Symbol: JCI):
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 1.42% for West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, 0.86% for Utz Brands Inc, and 1.61% for Johnson Controls International plc.
In Wednesday trading, West Fraser Timber Co Ltd shares are currently up about 0.7%, Utz Brands Inc shares are off about 0.4%, and Johnson Controls International plc shares are down about 0.3% on the day.
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