Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/19/22, Graham Holdings Co. (Symbol: GHC), Zoetis Inc (Symbol: ZTS), and Tekla Healthcare Opportunies Fund (Symbol: THQ) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Graham Holdings Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.58 on 5/12/22, Zoetis Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.325 on 6/1/22, and Tekla Healthcare Opportunies Fund will pay its monthly dividend of $0.1125 on 4/29/22. As a percentage of GHC's recent stock price of $608.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.26%, so look for shares of Graham Holdings Co. to trade 0.26% lower — all else being equal — when GHC shares open for trading on 4/19/22. Similarly, investors should look for ZTS to open 0.17% lower in price and for THQ to open 0.49% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for GHC, ZTS, and THQ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Graham Holdings Co. (Symbol: GHC):
Zoetis Inc (Symbol: ZTS):
Tekla Healthcare Opportunies Fund (Symbol: THQ):
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 1.04% for Graham Holdings Co., 0.70% for Zoetis Inc, and 5.83% for Tekla Healthcare Opportunies Fund.
In Monday trading, Graham Holdings Co. shares are currently down about 0.9%, Zoetis Inc shares are off about 0.3%, and Tekla Healthcare Opportunies Fund shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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