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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/28/24, Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co (Symbol: WTW), Cedar Fair LP (Symbol: FUN), and Dillard's Inc. (Symbol: DDS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.88 on 7/15/24, Cedar Fair LP will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.53 on 7/1/24, and Dillard's Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 8/5/24. As a percentage of WTW's recent stock price of $263.07, this dividend works out to approximately 0.33%, so look for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co to trade 0.33% lower — all else being equal — when WTW shares open for trading on 6/28/24. Similarly, investors should look for FUN to open 3.11% lower in price and for DDS to open 0.06% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for WTW, FUN, and DDS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co (Symbol: WTW):

Cedar Fair LP (Symbol: FUN):

Dillard's Inc. (Symbol: DDS):

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 1.34% for Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co, 12.43% for Cedar Fair LP, and 0.23% for Dillard's Inc..

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In Wednesday trading, Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co shares are currently down about 1.3%, Cedar Fair LP shares are down about 2.9%, and Dillard's Inc. shares are down about 0.4% on the day.

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