Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/7/25, Endesa SA Madrid (Symbol: ELEZF), Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG), and Edison International (Symbol: EIX) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Endesa SA Madrid will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.50 on 1/8/25, Dollar General Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.59 on 1/21/25, and Edison International will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.8275 on 1/31/25. As a percentage of ELEZF's recent stock price of $21.00, this dividend works out to approximately 2.38%, so look for shares of Endesa SA Madrid to trade 2.38% lower — all else being equal — when ELEZF shares open for trading on 1/7/25. Similarly, investors should look for DG to open 0.78% lower in price and for EIX to open 1.03% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for ELEZF, DG, and EIX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Endesa SA Madrid (Symbol: ELEZF):
Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG):
Edison International (Symbol: EIX):
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 4.76% for Endesa SA Madrid, 3.12% for Dollar General Corp, and 4.14% for Edison International.
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In Friday trading, Endesa SA Madrid shares are currently up about 0.1%, Dollar General Corp shares are off about 0.2%, and Edison International shares are up about 0.2% on the day.
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