Ex-Dividend Reminder: Walmart, FirstEnergy and CMS Energy

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As a percentage of WMT's recent stock price of $152.66, this dividend works out to approximately 0.37%, so look for shares of Walmart Inc to trade 0.37% lower — all else being equal — when WMT shares open for trading on 5/5/22. Similarly, investors should look for FE to open 0.90% lower in price and for CMS to open 0.67% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for WMT, FE, and CMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT):

FirstEnergy Corp (NYSE:FE):

CMS Energy Corp (NYSE:CMS):

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 1.47% for Walmart Inc, 3.61% for FirstEnergy Corp, and 2.69% for CMS Energy Corp.

In Tuesday trading, Walmart Inc shares are currently up about 0.5%, FirstEnergy Corp shares are up about 0.7%, and CMS Energy Corp shares are up about 1% on the day.