Ex-Dividend Reminder: Verizon Communications, Mastercard and Intuit

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As a percentage of VZ's recent stock price of $54.43, this dividend works out to approximately 1.18%, so look for shares of Verizon Communications Inc to trade 1.18% lower — all else being equal — when VZ shares open for trading on 10/7/21. Similarly, investors should look for MA to open 0.13% lower in price and for INTU to open 0.13% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for VZ, MA, and INTU, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ):

Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA):

Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU):

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 4.70% for Verizon Communications Inc, 0.51% for Mastercard Inc, and 0.52% for Intuit Inc.

In Tuesday trading, Verizon Communications Inc shares are currently down about 0.1%, Mastercard Inc shares are down about 0.1%, and Intuit Inc shares are up about 0.4% on the day.