Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 1/6/25, Opera Ltd (Symbol: OPRA), Thor Industries, Inc. (Symbol: THO), and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (Symbol: KDP) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Opera Ltd will pay its semi-annual dividend of $0.40 on 1/13/25, Thor Industries, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 1/17/25, and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.23 on 1/17/25. As a percentage of OPRA's recent stock price of $18.94, this dividend works out to approximately 2.11%, so look for shares of Opera Ltd to trade 2.11% lower — all else being equal — when OPRA shares open for trading on 1/6/25. Similarly, investors should look for THO to open 0.52% lower in price and for KDP to open 0.72% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for OPRA, THO, and KDP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Opera Ltd (Symbol: OPRA):
Thor Industries, Inc. (Symbol: THO):
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (Symbol: KDP):
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 4.22% for Opera Ltd, 2.09% for Thor Industries, Inc., and 2.86% for Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
In Thursday trading, Opera Ltd shares are currently up about 0.2%, Thor Industries, Inc. shares are up about 1.4%, and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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