Ex-Dividend Reminder: UnitedHealth Group, ARMOUR Residential REIT and Merchants Bancorp

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As a percentage of UNH's recent stock price of $349.35, this dividend works out to approximately 0.36%, so look for shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc to trade 0.36% lower — all else being equal — when UNH shares open for trading on 3/12/21. Similarly, investors should look for ARR to open 0.83% lower in price and for MBIN to open 0.22% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for UNH, ARR, and MBIN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH):

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (NYSE:ARR):

Merchants Bancorp (Indiana) (NASDAQ:MBIN):

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 1.43% for UnitedHealth Group Inc, 9.90% for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc., and 0.88% for Merchants Bancorp (Indiana).

In Wednesday trading, UnitedHealth Group Inc shares are currently off about 0.8%, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. shares are up about 0.2%, and Merchants Bancorp (Indiana) shares are up about 0.1% on the day.