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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/6/24, Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd (Symbol: NTB), Deutsche Post AG Bonn (Symbol: DPSTF), and Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.44 on 5/21/24, Deutsche Post AG Bonn will pay its annual dividend of $1.85 on 5/8/24, and Las Vegas Sands Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 5/15/24. As a percentage of NTB's recent stock price of $34.39, this dividend works out to approximately 1.28%, so look for shares of Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd to trade 1.28% lower — all else being equal — when NTB shares open for trading on 5/6/24. Similarly, investors should look for DPSTF to open 4.44% lower in price and for LVS to open 0.45% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for NTB, DPSTF, and LVS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd (Symbol: NTB):

Deutsche Post AG Bonn (Symbol: DPSTF):

Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS):

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 5.12% for Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd, 4.44% for Deutsche Post AG Bonn, and 1.80% for Las Vegas Sands Corp.

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In Thursday trading, Bank Of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd shares are currently up about 1.1%, Deutsche Post AG Bonn shares are trading flat, and Las Vegas Sands Corp shares are up about 0.4% on the day.

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