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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Universal Health Services, Popular and Anthem
By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, December 2, 9:56 AM ET
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On 12/4/19, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), Popular Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP), and Anthem Inc (NYSE: ANTM) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Universal Health Services, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 12/19/19, Popular Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 1/2/20, and Anthem Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.80 on 12/20/19.
As a percentage of UHS's recent stock price of $140.38, this dividend works out to approximately 0.14%, so look for shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. to trade 0.14% lower — all else being equal — when UHS shares open for trading on 12/4/19. Similarly, investors should look for BPOP to open 0.54% lower in price and for ANTM to open 0.27% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for UHS, BPOP, and ANTM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) :
Popular Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) :
Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) :
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 0.57% for Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.16% for Popular Inc., and 1.10% for Anthem Inc.Special Offer: Receive our best dividend ideas directly to your inbox each afternoon with the Dividend Channel Premium Newsletter
In Monday trading, Universal Health Services, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.6%, Popular Inc. shares are up about 0.6%, and Anthem Inc shares are up about 0.8% on the day.