Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/6/25, Match Group Inc (Symbol: MTCH), Sysco Corp (Symbol: SYY), and Xcel Energy Inc (Symbol: XEL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Match Group Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.19 on 1/21/25, Sysco Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.51 on 1/24/25, and Xcel Energy Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.5475 on 1/20/25. As a percentage of MTCH's recent stock price of $32.71, this dividend works out to approximately 0.58%, so look for shares of Match Group Inc to trade 0.58% lower — all else being equal — when MTCH shares open for trading on 1/6/25. Similarly, investors should look for SYY to open 0.67% lower in price and for XEL to open 0.81% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for MTCH, SYY, and XEL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Match Group Inc (Symbol: MTCH):
Sysco Corp (Symbol: SYY):
Xcel Energy Inc (Symbol: XEL):
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 2.32% for Match Group Inc, 2.67% for Sysco Corp, and 3.24% for Xcel Energy Inc.
In Thursday trading, Match Group Inc shares are currently down about 0.3%, Sysco Corp shares are up about 0.1%, and Xcel Energy Inc shares are off about 0.1% on the day.
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