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As a percentage of SVC's recent stock price of $11.80, this dividend works out to approximately 0.08%, so look for shares of Service Properties Trust to trade 0.08% lower — all else being equal — when SVC shares open for trading on 7/23/21. Similarly, investors should look for RY to open 1.08% lower in price and for DHC to open 0.24% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for SVC, RY, and DHC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC):

Royal Bank of Canada (Montreal, Quebec) (NYSE:RY):

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC):

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 0.34% for Service Properties Trust, 4.31% for Royal Bank of Canada (Montreal, Quebec), and 0.97% for Diversified Healthcare Trust.

In Wednesday trading, Service Properties Trust shares are currently up about 4.1%, Royal Bank of Canada (Montreal, Quebec) shares are up about 0.8%, and Diversified Healthcare Trust shares are up about 2.2% on the day.