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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/14/24, Enersys (Symbol: ENS), Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Symbol: ADP), and AMETEK Inc (Symbol: AME) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Enersys will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.225 on 6/28/24, Automatic Data Processing Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.40 on 7/1/24, and AMETEK Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 6/28/24. As a percentage of ENS's recent stock price of $106.38, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%, so look for shares of Enersys to trade 0.21% lower — all else being equal — when ENS shares open for trading on 6/14/24. Similarly, investors should look for ADP to open 0.57% lower in price and for AME to open 0.16% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ENS, ADP, and AME, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Enersys (Symbol: ENS):

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Symbol: ADP):

AMETEK Inc (Symbol: AME):

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 0.85% for Enersys, 2.27% for Automatic Data Processing Inc., and 0.65% for AMETEK Inc.

In Wednesday trading, Enersys shares are currently up about 0.9%, Automatic Data Processing Inc. shares are down about 0.1%, and AMETEK Inc shares are down about 0.3% on the day.

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