Ex-Dividend Reminder: Hartford Financial Services Group, Goldman Sachs Group and Washington Prime Group

Ex-Dividend Reminder: Hartford Financial Services Group, Goldman Sachs Group and Washington Prime Group

By Dividend Channel Staff, Wednesday, November 27, 10:10 AM ET

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On 11/29/19, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the (NYSE: GS), and Washington Prime Group (NYSE: WPG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.30 on 1/2/20, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.25 on 12/30/19, and Washington Prime Group will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 12/16/19.

As a percentage of HIG's recent stock price of $62.48, this dividend works out to approximately 0.48%, so look for shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. to trade 0.48% lower — all else being equal — when HIG shares open for trading on 11/29/19. Similarly, investors should look for GS to open 0.56% lower in price and for WPG to open 5.70% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for HIG, GS, and WPG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:HIG) :

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the (NYSE:GS) :

Washington Prime Group (NYSE:WPG) :

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 1.92% for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., 2.23% for Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the, and 22.78% for Washington Prime Group .Special Offer: Receive our best dividend ideas directly to your inbox each afternoon with the Dividend Channel Premium Newsletter

In Wednesday trading, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. shares are currently down about 0.2%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the shares are up about 0.8%, and Washington Prime Group shares are up about 1.4% on the day.