Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/13/24, Orion SA (Symbol: OEC), Devon Energy Corp. (Symbol: DVN), and Baytex Energy Corp (Symbol: BTE) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Orion SA will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0207 on 1/21/25, Devon Energy Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 12/13/24, and Baytex Energy Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0225 on 1/2/25. As a percentage of OEC's recent stock price of $18.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.11%, so look for shares of Orion SA to trade 0.11% lower — all else being equal — when OEC shares open for trading on 12/13/24. Similarly, investors should look for DVN to open 0.63% lower in price and for BTE to open 0.89% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for OEC, DVN, and BTE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Orion SA (Symbol: OEC):
Devon Energy Corp. (Symbol: DVN):
Baytex Energy Corp (Symbol: BTE):
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 0.46% for Orion SA, 2.53% for Devon Energy Corp., and 3.57% for Baytex Energy Corp.
In Wednesday trading, Orion SA shares are currently down about 3.2%, Devon Energy Corp. shares are down about 2.2%, and Baytex Energy Corp shares are down about 1.6% on the day.
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