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As a percentage of BUSE's recent stock price of $19.43, this dividend works out to approximately 1.23%, so look for shares of First Busey Corp to trade 1.23% lower — all else being equal — when BUSE shares open for trading on 10/19/23. Similarly, investors should look for PNR to open 0.35% lower in price and for CMRE to open 1.21% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for BUSE, PNR, and CMRE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

First Busey Corp (NASDAQ:BUSE):

Pentair PLC (NYSE:PNR):

Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE):

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 4.94% for First Busey Corp, 1.39% for Pentair PLC, and 4.85% for Costamare Inc.

In Tuesday trading, First Busey Corp shares are currently trading flat, Pentair PLC shares are off about 1%, and Costamare Inc shares are up about 0.1% on the day.