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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Rio Tinto, B2Gold and Patrick Industries

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As a percentage of RIO's recent stock price of $50.25, this dividend works out to approximately 4.60%, so look for shares of Rio Tinto plc to trade 4.60% lower — all else being equal — when RIO shares open for trading on 3/6/20. Similarly, investors should look for BTG to open 0.23% lower in price and for PATK to open 0.47% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for RIO, BTG, and PATK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RIO):

B2Gold Corp (AMEX:BTG):

Patrick Industries Inc (NASDAQ:PATK):

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 9.19% for Rio Tinto plc, 0.92% for B2Gold Corp, and 1.87% for Patrick Industries Inc.

In Wednesday trading, Rio Tinto plc shares are currently up about 3.1%, B2Gold Corp shares are up about 1.1%, and Patrick Industries Inc shares are up about 0.5% on the day.