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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/5/24, McCormick & Co Inc (Symbol: MKC), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Symbol: SCVL), and OGE Energy Corp (Symbol: OGE) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. McCormick & Co Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.42 on 4/22/24, Shoe Carnival, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.135 on 4/22/24, and OGE Energy Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.4182 on 4/26/24. As a percentage of MKC's recent stock price of $78.27, this dividend works out to approximately 0.54%, so look for shares of McCormick & Co Inc to trade 0.54% lower — all else being equal — when MKC shares open for trading on 4/5/24. Similarly, investors should look for SCVL to open 0.38% lower in price and for OGE to open 1.21% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MKC, SCVL, and OGE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

McCormick & Co Inc (Symbol: MKC):

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Symbol: SCVL):

OGE Energy Corp (Symbol: OGE):

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 2.15% for McCormick & Co Inc, 1.50% for Shoe Carnival, Inc., and 4.84% for OGE Energy Corp.

In Wednesday trading, McCormick & Co Inc shares are currently up about 2.1%, Shoe Carnival, Inc. shares are down about 2.8%, and OGE Energy Corp shares are up about 0.6% on the day.

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