Ex-Dividend Reminder: ONE Gas, UNITIL and Duke Energy

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As a percentage of OGS's recent stock price of $74.44, this dividend works out to approximately 0.78%, so look for shares of ONE Gas, Inc. to trade 0.78% lower — all else being equal — when OGS shares open for trading on 8/12/21. Similarly, investors should look for UTL to open 0.75% lower in price and for DUK to open 0.93% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for OGS, UTL, and DUK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE:OGS):

UNITIL Corp (NYSE:UTL):

Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK):

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 3.12% for ONE Gas, Inc., 3.01% for UNITIL Corp, and 3.71% for Duke Energy Corp.

In Tuesday trading, ONE Gas, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.4%, UNITIL Corp shares are off about 0.5%, and Duke Energy Corp shares are up about 0.1% on the day.