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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/27/24, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Symbol: BHE), Veralto Corp (Symbol: VLTO), and Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: LECO) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.165 on 4/12/24, Veralto Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.09 on 4/30/24, and Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.71 on 4/15/24. As a percentage of BHE's recent stock price of $29.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.57%, so look for shares of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. to trade 0.57% lower — all else being equal — when BHE shares open for trading on 3/27/24. Similarly, investors should look for VLTO to open 0.10% lower in price and for LECO to open 0.28% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for BHE, VLTO, and LECO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Symbol: BHE):

Veralto Corp (Symbol: VLTO):

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: LECO):

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 Benchmark Electronics, Inc., 0.40% for Veralto Corp, and 1.10% for Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc..

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In Monday trading, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.8%, Veralto Corp shares are down about 0.5%, and Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. shares are up about 0.4% on the day.

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