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As a percentage of CMCO's recent stock price of $33.18, this dividend works out to approximately 0.21%, so look for shares of Columbus McKinnon Corp. to trade 0.21% lower — all else being equal — when CMCO shares open for trading on 11/9/23. Similarly, investors should look for SON to open 0.93% lower in price and for WLKP to open 2.14% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for CMCO, SON, and WLKP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Columbus McKinnon Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCO):

Sonoco Products Co. (NYSE:SON):

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP):

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 0.84% for Columbus McKinnon Corp., 3.70% for Sonoco Products Co., and 8.56% for Westlake Chemical Partners LP.

In Tuesday trading, Columbus McKinnon Corp. shares are currently trading flat, Sonoco Products Co. shares are down about 0.3%, and Westlake Chemical Partners LP shares are up about 0.1% on the day.