Ex-Dividend Reminder: Altria Group, Marriott Vacations Worldwide And Sempra

On 12/22/21, Altria Group, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, and Sempra will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Altria Group will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.90 on 1/10/22, Marriott Vacations Worldwide will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.54 on 1/6/22, and Sempra will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.10 on 1/15/22.

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As a percentage of MO’s recent stock price of $47.81, this dividend works out to approximately 1.88%, so look for shares of Altria Group Inc to trade 1.88% lower — all else being equal — when MO shares open for trading on 12/22/21. Similarly, investors should look for VAC to open 0.37% lower in price and for SRE to open 0.87% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MO, VAC, and SRE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Altria Group:

Marriott Vacations Worldwide:

Sempra:

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 7.53% for Altria Group, 1.48% for Marriott Vacations Worldwide, and 3.49% for Sempra.

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In Monday trading, Altria Group shares are currently off about 0.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are down about 2.6%, and Sempra shares are off about 0.5% on the day.