Ex-Dividend Reminder: Greif, Albemarle and Avient

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As a percentage of GEF's recent stock price of $71.68, this dividend works out to approximately 0.70%, so look for shares of Greif Inc to trade 0.70% lower — all else being equal — when GEF shares open for trading on 6/15/23. Similarly, investors should look for ALB to open 0.18% lower in price and for AVNT to open 0.62% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for GEF, ALB, and AVNT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Greif Inc (NYSE:GEF):

Albemarle Corp. (NYSE:ALB):

Avient Corp (NYSE:AVNT):

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 2.79% for Greif Inc, 0.73% for Albemarle Corp., and 2.50% for Avient Corp.

In Tuesday trading, Greif Inc shares are currently off about 0.5%, Albemarle Corp. shares are up about 0.5%, and Avient Corp shares are up about 0.6% on the day.