Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/29/15, STAG Industrial Inc. (NYSE: STAG), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. STAG Industrial Inc. will pay its monthly dividend of $0.115 on 8/17/15, EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.3025 on 8/17/15, and Morgan Stanley will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 8/14/15.
As a percentage of STAG's recent stock price of $19.12, this dividend works out to approximately 0.60%, so look for shares of STAG Industrial Inc. to trade 0.60% lower — all else being equal — when STAG shares open for trading on 7/29/15. Similarly, investors should look for EPR to open 0.54% lower in price and for MS to open 0.38% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for STAG, EPR, and MS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
STAG Industrial Inc. (NYSE: STAG):
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 cash dividend from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 7.22% for STAG Industrial Inc., 6.43% for EPR Properties, and 1.54% for Morgan Stanley.
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In Monday trading, STAG Industrial Inc. shares are currently up about 0.2%, EPR Properties shares are up about 1.3%, and Morgan Stanley shares are off about 1.5% on the day.
