As a percentage of AWK’s recent stock price of $94.24, this dividend works out to approximately 0.48%, so look for shares of American Water Works Co, Inc. to trade 0.48% lower — all else being equal — when AWK shares open for trading on 2/6/19. Similarly, investors should look for NEP to open 1.12% lower in price and for FE to open 0.99% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for AWK, NEP, and FE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
American Water Works:
NextEra Energy Partners:
FirstEnergy Corp:
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 1.93% for American Water Works Co, Inc., 4.50% for NextEra Energy Partners LP, and 3.97% for FirstEnergy Corp.
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In Monday trading, American Water Works Co, Inc. shares are currently off about 1%, NextEra Energy Partners LP shares are up about 0.8%, and FirstEnergy Corp shares are off about 1.3% on the day.
