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Ex-Dividend Reminder: TPG Specialty Lending, Iron Mountain and MTS Systems

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As a percentage of TSLX's recent stock price of $19.98, this dividend works out to approximately 1.95%, so look for shares of TPG Specialty Lending Inc to trade 1.95% lower — all else being equal — when TSLX shares open for trading on 9/13/18. Similarly, investors should look for IRM to open 1.65% lower in price and for MTSC to open 0.56% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for TSLX, IRM, and MTSC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

TPG Specialty Lending Inc (NYSE:TSLX):

Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE:IRM):

MTS Systems Corp (NASDAQ:MTSC):

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 7.81% for TPG Specialty Lending Inc, 6.59% for Iron Mountain Inc , and 2.24% for MTS Systems Corp.

In Wednesday trading, TPG Specialty Lending Inc shares are currently up about 0.1%, Iron Mountain Inc shares are trading flat, and MTS Systems Corp shares are down about 0.4% on the day.