Ex-Dividend Reminder: MFA Financial, Broadcom and Seagate Technology Holdings

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As a percentage of MFA's recent stock price of $4.19, this dividend works out to approximately 2.62%, so look for shares of MFA Financial, Inc. to trade 2.62% lower — all else being equal — when MFA shares open for trading on 3/21/22. Similarly, investors should look for AVGO to open 0.68% lower in price and for STX to open 0.79% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MFA, AVGO, and STX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA):

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO):

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX):

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 10.49% for MFA Financial, Inc., 2.72% for Broadcom Inc, and 3.14% for Seagate Technology Holdings PLC.

In Thursday trading, MFA Financial, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.9%, Broadcom Inc shares are down about 0.8%, and Seagate Technology Holdings PLC shares are down about 1.4% on the day.