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As a percentage of AIZ's recent stock price of $167.23, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%, so look for shares of Assurant Inc to trade 0.39% lower — all else being equal — when AIZ shares open for trading on 8/27/21. Similarly, investors should look for MKSI to open 0.15% lower in price and for LUMN to open 2.05% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for AIZ, MKSI, and LUMN, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Assurant Inc (NYSE:AIZ):

MKS Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:MKSI):

Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN):

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 1.58% for Assurant Inc, 0.60% for MKS Instruments Inc, and 8.21% for Lumen Technologies Inc.

In Wednesday trading, Assurant Inc shares are currently up about 0.3%, MKS Instruments Inc shares are up about 1%, and Lumen Technologies Inc shares are trading flat on the day.