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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/4/24, Old Republic International Corp. (Symbol: ORI), Live Oak Bancshares Inc (Symbol: LOB), and Bentley Systems Inc (Symbol: BSY) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Old Republic International Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.265 on 6/14/24, Live Oak Bancshares Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.03 on 6/18/24, and Bentley Systems Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.06 on 6/13/24. As a percentage of ORI's recent stock price of $31.45, this dividend works out to approximately 0.84%, so look for shares of Old Republic International Corp. to trade 0.84% lower — all else being equal — when ORI shares open for trading on 6/4/24. Similarly, investors should look for LOB to open 0.09% lower in price and for BSY to open 0.12% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ORI, LOB, and BSY, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Old Republic International Corp. (Symbol: ORI):

Live Oak Bancshares Inc (Symbol: LOB):

Bentley Systems Inc (Symbol: BSY):

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 3.37% for Old Republic International Corp., 0.36% for Live Oak Bancshares Inc, and 0.48% for Bentley Systems Inc.

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In Friday trading, Old Republic International Corp. shares are currently up about 1.7%, Live Oak Bancshares Inc shares are up about 3.4%, and Bentley Systems Inc shares are down about 3.3% on the day.

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