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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Sandy Spring Bancorp, German American Bancorp and Marketaxess Holdings

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As a percentage of SASR's recent stock price of $22.46, this dividend works out to approximately 1.51%, so look for shares of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc to trade 1.51% lower — all else being equal — when SASR shares open for trading on 5/9/23. Similarly, investors should look for GABC to open 0.87% lower in price and for MKTX to open 0.24% lower, all else being equal.

When an S&P 1500 component reaches 20 years of dividend increases, it becomes a contender to join the elite "Dividend Aristocrats" index. Marketaxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) is a "future dividend aristocrats contender," with 14+ years of increases.

Below are dividend history charts for SASR, GABC, and MKTX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:SASR):

German American Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:GABC):

Marketaxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX):

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 6.06% for Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc, 3.48% for German American Bancorp Inc, and 0.96% for Marketaxess Holdings Inc.

In Friday trading, Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc shares are currently up about 6.9%, German American Bancorp Inc shares are up about 5.4%, and Marketaxess Holdings Inc shares are up about 0.6% on the day.