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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/27/24, AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC), Camden Property Trust (Symbol: CPT), and Ameris Bancorp (Symbol: ABCB) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. AGNC Investment Corp will pay its monthly dividend of $0.12 on 4/9/24, Camden Property Trust will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.03 on 4/17/24, and Ameris Bancorp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.15 on 4/8/24. As a percentage of AGNC's recent stock price of $9.78, this dividend works out to approximately 1.23%, so look for shares of AGNC Investment Corp to trade 1.23% lower — all else being equal — when AGNC shares open for trading on 3/27/24. Similarly, investors should look for CPT to open 1.05% lower in price and for ABCB to open 0.32% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for AGNC, CPT, and ABCB, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC):

Camden Property Trust (Symbol: CPT):

Ameris Bancorp (Symbol: ABCB):

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 14.72% for AGNC Investment Corp, 4.19% for Camden Property Trust, and 1.28% for Ameris Bancorp.

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In Monday trading, AGNC Investment Corp shares are currently off about 0.5%, Camden Property Trust shares are down about 1.5%, and Ameris Bancorp shares are down about 2.9% on the day.

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