Ex-Dividend Reminder: Hancock Whitney, UnitedHealth Group and Old Republic International

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As a percentage of HWC's recent stock price of $53.85, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%, so look for shares of Hancock Whitney Corp to trade 0.50% lower — all else being equal — when HWC shares open for trading on 12/2/22. Similarly, investors should look for UNH to open 0.31% lower in price and for ORI to open 0.95% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for HWC, UNH, and ORI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ:HWC):

UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH):

Old Republic International Corp. (NYSE:ORI):

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 2.01% for Hancock Whitney Corp, 1.24% for UnitedHealth Group Inc, and 3.79% for Old Republic International Corp..

In Wednesday trading, Hancock Whitney Corp shares are currently down about 0.2%, UnitedHealth Group Inc shares are up about 0.7%, and Old Republic International Corp. shares are down about 0.5% on the day.