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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/8/24, Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Symbol: DGX), Erie Indemnity Co. (Symbol: ERIE), and Kite Realty Group Trust (Symbol: KRG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Quest Diagnostics, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.75 on 7/22/24, Erie Indemnity Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.275 on 7/23/24, and Kite Realty Group Trust will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 7/16/24. As a percentage of DGX's recent stock price of $140.90, this dividend works out to approximately 0.53%, so look for shares of Quest Diagnostics, Inc. to trade 0.53% lower — all else being equal — when DGX shares open for trading on 7/8/24. Similarly, investors should look for ERIE to open 0.35% lower in price and for KRG to open 1.13% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for DGX, ERIE, and KRG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (Symbol: DGX):

Erie Indemnity Co. (Symbol: ERIE):

Kite Realty Group Trust (Symbol: KRG):

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 2.13% for Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 1.39% for Erie Indemnity Co., and 4.51% for Kite Realty Group Trust.

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In Friday trading, Quest Diagnostics, Inc. shares are currently up about 3.1%, Erie Indemnity Co. shares are down about 0.2%, and Kite Realty Group Trust shares are off about 0.5% on the day.

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