Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/3/25, OceanFirst Financial Corp (Symbol: OCFC), Acuity Brands Inc (Symbol: AYI), and Brinks Co (Symbol: BCO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. OceanFirst Financial Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 2/14/25, Acuity Brands Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.17 on 2/14/25, and Brinks Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.2425 on 3/3/25. As a percentage of OCFC's recent stock price of $18.26, this dividend works out to approximately 1.10%, so look for shares of OceanFirst Financial Corp to trade 1.10% lower — all else being equal — when OCFC shares open for trading on 2/3/25. Similarly, investors should look for AYI to open 0.05% lower in price and for BCO to open 0.26% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for OCFC, AYI, and BCO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
OceanFirst Financial Corp (Symbol: OCFC):
Acuity Brands Inc (Symbol: AYI):
Brinks Co (Symbol: BCO):
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 4.38% for OceanFirst Financial Corp, 0.21% for Acuity Brands Inc, and 1.04% for Brinks Co.
In Thursday trading, OceanFirst Financial Corp shares are currently off about 0.9%, Acuity Brands Inc shares are up about 0.3%, and Brinks Co shares are off about 1.2% on the day.
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