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As a percentage of TSCO's recent stock price of $192.88, this dividend works out to approximately 0.27%, so look for shares of Tractor Supply Co. to trade 0.27% lower — all else being equal — when TSCO shares open for trading on 8/20/21. Similarly, investors should look for ATO to open 0.62% lower in price and for MMM to open 0.75% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for TSCO, ATO, and MMM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ:TSCO):

Atmos Energy Corp. (NYSE:ATO):

3M Co (NYSE:MMM):

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 1.08% for Tractor Supply Co., 2.49% for Atmos Energy Corp., and 2.98% for 3M Co.

In Wednesday trading, Tractor Supply Co. shares are currently up about 1%, Atmos Energy Corp. shares are down about 0.4%, and 3M Co shares are down about 0.6% on the day.