Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/26/24, Getty Realty Corp. (Symbol: GTY), Invitation Homes Inc (Symbol: INVH), and Southwest Airlines Co (Symbol: LUV) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Getty Realty Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.47 on 1/9/25, Invitation Homes Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.29 on 1/17/25, and Southwest Airlines Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.18 on 1/16/25. As a percentage of GTY's recent stock price of $30.39, this dividend works out to approximately 1.55%, so look for shares of Getty Realty Corp. to trade 1.55% lower — all else being equal — when GTY shares open for trading on 12/26/24. Similarly, investors should look for INVH to open 0.90% lower in price and for LUV to open 0.53% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for GTY, INVH, and LUV, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Getty Realty Corp. (Symbol: GTY):
Invitation Homes Inc (Symbol: INVH):
Southwest Airlines Co (Symbol: LUV):
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 6.19% for Getty Realty Corp., 3.60% for Invitation Homes Inc, and 2.13% for Southwest Airlines Co.
In Tuesday trading, Getty Realty Corp. shares are currently down about 0.5%, Invitation Homes Inc shares are up about 0.3%, and Southwest Airlines Co shares are up about 1.7% on the day.
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