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As a percentage of ETR's recent stock price of $107.53, this dividend works out to approximately 1.00%, so look for shares of Entergy Corp to trade 1.00% lower — all else being equal — when ETR shares open for trading on 5/3/23. Similarly, investors should look for NWBI to open 1.71% lower in price and for IBTX to open 1.06% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ETR, NWBI, and IBTX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Entergy Corp (NYSE:ETR):

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI):

Independent Bank Group Inc. (NASDAQ:IBTX):

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 3.98% for Entergy Corp, 6.85% for Northwest Bancshares, Inc., and 4.23% for Independent Bank Group Inc..

In Monday trading, Entergy Corp shares are currently down about 0.1%, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. shares are off about 0.1%, and Independent Bank Group Inc. shares are down about 1.1% on the day.