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As a percentage of ABBV's recent stock price of $107.86, this dividend works out to approximately 1.21%, so look for shares of AbbVie Inc to trade 1.21% lower — all else being equal — when ABBV shares open for trading on 4/14/21. Similarly, investors should look for ABT to open 0.37% lower in price and for MAA to open 0.70% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ABBV, ABT, and MAA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV):

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT):

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (NYSE:MAA):

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 4.82% for AbbVie Inc, 1.49% for Abbott Laboratories, and 2.79% for Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

In Monday trading, AbbVie Inc shares are currently up about 0.3%, Abbott Laboratories shares are down about 0.1%, and Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc shares are up about 0.1% on the day.