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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/5/24, Encore Wire Corp. (Symbol: WIRE), ABM Industries, Inc. (Symbol: ABM), and Helios Technologies Inc (Symbol: HLIO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Encore Wire Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.02 on 7/19/24, ABM Industries, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.225 on 8/5/24, and Helios Technologies Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.09 on 7/19/24. As a percentage of WIRE's recent stock price of $289.84, this dividend works out to approximately 0.01%, so look for shares of Encore Wire Corp. to trade 0.01% lower — all else being equal — when WIRE shares open for trading on 7/5/24. Similarly, investors should look for ABM to open 0.45% lower in price and for HLIO to open 0.19% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for WIRE, ABM, and HLIO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Encore Wire Corp. (Symbol: WIRE):

ABM Industries, Inc. (Symbol: ABM):

Helios Technologies Inc (Symbol: HLIO):

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 0.03% for Encore Wire Corp., 1.79% for ABM Industries, Inc., and 0.76% for Helios Technologies Inc.

In Wednesday trading, Encore Wire Corp. shares are currently trading flat, ABM Industries, Inc. shares are up about 0.2%, and Helios Technologies Inc shares are up about 1.7% on the day.

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