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Ex-Dividend Reminder: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, MetLife and First Bancshares

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As a percentage of LH's recent stock price of $215.96, this dividend works out to approximately 0.33%, so look for shares of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings to trade 0.33% lower — all else being equal — when LH shares open for trading on 8/7/23. Similarly, investors should look for MET to open 0.81% lower in price and for FBMS to open 0.74% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for LH, MET, and FBMS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH):

MetLife Inc (NYSE:MET):

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS):

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 1.33% for Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 3.26% for MetLife Inc, and 2.97% for First Bancshares Inc.

In Thursday trading, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings shares are currently up about 0.5%, MetLife Inc shares are up about 1.8%, and First Bancshares Inc shares are up about 0.1% on the day.