Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 8/3/17, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT), Waste Connections Inc (Symbol: WCN), and Standex International Corp. (Symbol: SXI) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.23 on 8/18/17, Waste Connections Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.12 on 8/22/17, and Standex International Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.16 on 8/24/17. As a percentage of JBHT's recent stock price of $90.69, this dividend works out to approximately 0.25%, so look for shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. to trade 0.25% lower - all else being equal - when JBHT shares open for trading on 8/3/17. Similarly, investors should look for WCN to open 0.18% lower in price and for SXI to open 0.17% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for JBHT, WCN, and SXI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT) :
Waste Connections Inc (Symbol: WCN) :
Standex International Corp. (Symbol: SXI) :
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 1.01% for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., 0.74% for Waste Connections Inc , and 0.67% for Standex International Corp..
In Tuesday trading, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. shares are currently trading flat, Waste Connections Inc shares are trading flat, and Standex International Corp. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.
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