Ex-Dividend Reminder: SLR Investment, Mercury General and Hanover Insurance Group

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As a percentage of SLRC's recent stock price of $19.29, this dividend works out to approximately 2.13%, so look for shares of Slr Investment Corp to trade 2.13% lower — all else being equal — when SLRC shares open for trading on 12/15/21. Similarly, investors should look for MCY to open 1.21% lower in price and for THG to open 0.57% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for SLRC, MCY, and THG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Slr Investment Corp (NASDAQ:SLRC):

Mercury General Corp. (NYSE:MCY):

Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE:THG):

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 8.50% for Slr Investment Corp, 4.85% for Mercury General Corp., and 2.27% for Hanover Insurance Group Inc.

In Monday trading, Slr Investment Corp shares are currently off about 1.2%, Mercury General Corp. shares are down about 0.2%, and Hanover Insurance Group Inc shares are down about 0.2% on the day.