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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/16/24, Visa Inc (Symbol: V), Federal Signal Corp. (Symbol: FSS), and MSCI Inc (Symbol: MSCI) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Visa Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.52 on 6/3/24, Federal Signal Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.12 on 5/31/24, and MSCI Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.60 on 5/31/24. As a percentage of V's recent stock price of $279.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.19%, so look for shares of Visa Inc to trade 0.19% lower — all else being equal — when V shares open for trading on 5/16/24. Similarly, investors should look for FSS to open 0.14% lower in price and for MSCI to open 0.33% lower, all else being equal.

When an S&P 1500 component reaches 20 years of dividend increases, it becomes a contender to join the elite "Dividend Aristocrats" index. Visa Inc (Symbol: V) is a "future dividend aristocrats contender," with 16+ years of increases.

Below are dividend history charts for V, FSS, and MSCI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Visa Inc (Symbol: V):

Federal Signal Corp. (Symbol: FSS):

MSCI Inc (Symbol: MSCI):

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 0.74% for Visa Inc, 0.56% for Federal Signal Corp., and 1.32% for MSCI Inc.

In Tuesday trading, Visa Inc shares are currently down about 0.5%, Federal Signal Corp. shares are off about 1.6%, and MSCI Inc shares are up about 0.1% on the day.

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