On 4/4/25, Bristol Myers Squibb, Two Harbors Investment , and American Express will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Bristol Myers Squibb will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.62 on 5/1/25, Two Harbors Investment will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 4/29/25, and American Express will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.82 on 5/9/25.
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As a percentage of BMY’s recent stock price of $59.55, this dividend works out to approximately 1.04%, so look for shares of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. to trade 1.04% lower — all else being equal — when BMY shares open for trading on 4/4/25. Similarly, investors should look for TWO to open 3.40% lower in price and for AXP to open 0.30% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for BMY, TWO, and AXP, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Bristol Myers Squibb:
Two Harbors Investment:
American Express:
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 4.16% for Bristol Myers Squibb, 13.58% for Two Harbors Investment, and 1.21% for American Express.
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In Wednesday trading, Bristol Myers Squibb shares are currently down about 2.4%, Two Harbors Investment shares are down about 0.8%, and American Express shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
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