Ex-Dividend Reminder: Washington Federal, Gladstone Commercial and Microchip Technology

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As a percentage of WAFD's recent stock price of $31.27, this dividend works out to approximately 0.77%, so look for shares of Washington Federal Inc to trade 0.77% lower — all else being equal — when WAFD shares open for trading on 5/19/22. Similarly, investors should look for GOOD to open 0.63% lower in price and for MCHP to open 0.41% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for WAFD, GOOD, and MCHP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Washington Federal Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD):

Gladstone Commercial Corp (NASDAQ:GOOD):

Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MCHP):

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 3.07% for Washington Federal Inc, 7.51% for Gladstone Commercial Corp, and 1.63% for Microchip Technology Inc.

In Tuesday trading, Washington Federal Inc shares are currently up about 2.1%, Gladstone Commercial Corp shares are up about 1.3%, and Microchip Technology Inc shares are up about 2.9% on the day.