On 10/4/24, American Express, NetApp, and Helios Technologies will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. American Express will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.70 on 11/8/24, NetApp, will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.52 on 10/23/24, and Helios Technologies will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.09 on 10/21/24.
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As a percentage of AXP’s recent stock price of $268.60, this dividend works out to approximately 0.26%, so look for shares of American Express to trade 0.26% lower — all else being equal — when AXP shares open for trading on 10/4/24. Similarly, investors should look for NTAP to open 0.43% lower in price and for HLIO to open 0.19% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AXP, NTAP, and HLIO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
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Helios Technologies:
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 American Express Co., 1.71% for NetApp, Inc., and 0.76% for Helios Technologies Inc.
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In Wednesday trading, American Express shares are currently off about 1%, NetApp shares are off about 1.8%, and Helios Technologies shares are off about 0.7% on the day.