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As a percentage of FAST's recent stock price of $68.40, this dividend works out to approximately 0.57%, so look for shares of Fastenal Co. to trade 0.57% lower — all else being equal — when FAST shares open for trading on 1/31/24. Similarly, investors should look for AES to open 1.01% lower in price and for NRG to open 0.75% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for FAST, AES, and NRG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:FAST):

AES Corp (NYSE:AES):

NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG):

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 2.28% for Fastenal Co., 4.02% for AES Corp, and 3.00% for NRG Energy Inc.

In Monday trading, Fastenal Co. shares are currently down about 1.2%, AES Corp shares are up about 0.1%, and NRG Energy Inc shares are up about 1% on the day.