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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/28/24, SL Green Realty Corp (Symbol: SLG), First Citizens BancShares Inc (Symbol: FCNCA), and EPR Properties (Symbol: EPR) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. SL Green Realty Corp will pay its monthly dividend of $0.25 on 3/15/24, First Citizens BancShares Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.64 on 3/15/24, and EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.275 on 3/15/24. As a percentage of SLG's recent stock price of $46.59, this dividend works out to approximately 0.54%, so look for shares of SL Green Realty Corp to trade 0.54% lower — all else being equal — when SLG shares open for trading on 2/28/24. Similarly, investors should look for FCNCA to open 0.11% lower in price and for EPR to open 0.64% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for SLG, FCNCA, and EPR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

SL Green Realty Corp (Symbol: SLG):

First Citizens BancShares Inc (Symbol: FCNCA):

EPR Properties (Symbol: EPR):

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 6.44% for SL Green Realty Corp, 0.43% for First Citizens BancShares Inc, and 7.70% for EPR Properties.

In Monday trading, SL Green Realty Corp shares are currently off about 0.4%, First Citizens BancShares Inc shares are up about 0.9%, and EPR Properties shares are up about 0.1% on the day.

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