Ex-Dividend Reminder: East West Bancorp, WestAmerica Bancorporation and Synchrony Financial

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As a percentage of EWBC's recent stock price of $77.73, this dividend works out to approximately 0.42%, so look for shares of East West Bancorp, Inc to trade 0.42% lower — all else being equal — when EWBC shares open for trading on 4/30/21. Similarly, investors should look for WABC to open 0.64% lower in price and for SYF to open 0.53% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for EWBC, WABC, and SYF, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ:EWBC):

WestAmerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC):

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF):

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 1.70% for East West Bancorp, Inc, 2.57% for WestAmerica Bancorporation, and 2.11% for Synchrony Financial.

In Wednesday trading, East West Bancorp, Inc shares are currently up about 0.4%, WestAmerica Bancorporation shares are up about 0.3%, and Synchrony Financial shares are up about 2.6% on the day.