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As a percentage of CHD's recent stock price of $96.91, this dividend works out to approximately 0.28%, so look for shares of Church & Dwight Co Inc to trade 0.28% lower — all else being equal — when CHD shares open for trading on 8/14/23. Similarly, investors should look for RGR to open 0.65% lower in price and for SMP to open 0.77% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for CHD, RGR, and SMP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Church & Dwight Co Inc (NYSE:CHD):

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE:RGR):

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP):

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 1.12% for Church & Dwight Co Inc, 2.60% for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., and 3.09% for Standard Motor Products, Inc..

In Thursday trading, Church & Dwight Co Inc shares are currently up about 0.9%, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. shares are up about 0.3%, and Standard Motor Products, Inc. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.