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As a percentage of MPLX's recent stock price of $23.97, this dividend works out to approximately 2.87%, so look for shares of MPLX LP to trade 2.87% lower — all else being equal — when MPLX shares open for trading on 2/5/21. Similarly, investors should look for SUN to open 2.56% lower in price and for NS to open 2.49% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MPLX, SUN, and NS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX):

Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN):

NuStar Energy LP (NYSE:NS):

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 11.47% for MPLX LP, 10.23% for Sunoco LP, and 9.98% for NuStar Energy LP.

In Wednesday trading, MPLX LP shares are currently up about 1.9%, Sunoco LP shares are up about 0.9%, and NuStar Energy LP shares are up about 0.5% on the day.