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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/6/24, NextEra Energy Partners LP (Symbol: NEP), Byline Bancorp Inc (Symbol: BY), and First Bancshares Inc (Symbol: FBMS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. NextEra Energy Partners LP will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.8925 on 5/15/24, Byline Bancorp Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.09 on 5/21/24, and First Bancshares Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 5/23/24. As a percentage of NEP's recent stock price of $28.61, this dividend works out to approximately 3.12%, so look for shares of NextEra Energy Partners LP to trade 3.12% lower — all else being equal — when NEP shares open for trading on 5/6/24. Similarly, investors should look for BY to open 0.40% lower in price and for FBMS to open 1.04% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for NEP, BY, and FBMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

NextEra Energy Partners LP (Symbol: NEP):

Byline Bancorp Inc (Symbol: BY):

First Bancshares Inc (Symbol: FBMS):

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 12.48% for NextEra Energy Partners LP, 1.61% for Byline Bancorp Inc, and 4.14% for First Bancshares Inc.

In Thursday trading, NextEra Energy Partners LP shares are currently up about 0.9%, Byline Bancorp Inc shares are up about 3.3%, and First Bancshares Inc shares are up about 0.9% on the day.

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