Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/27/15, EPR Properties (EPR), Nelnet Inc (NNI), and FirstMerit Corp (FMER) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. EPR Properties will pay its monthly dividend of $0.3025 on 6/15/15, Nelnet Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.10 on 6/15/15, and FirstMerit Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.16 on 6/15/15.
As a percentage of EPR's recent stock price of $58.66, this dividend works out to approximately 0.52%, so look for shares of EPR Properties to trade 0.52% lower — all else being equal — when EPR shares open for trading on 5/27/15. Similarly, investors should look for NNI to open 0.24% lower in price and for FMER to open 0.81% lower, all else being equal. Below are dividend history charts for EPR, NNI, and FMER, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared. EPR Properties (EPR):


In Tuesday trading, EPR Properties shares are currently down about 0.2%, Nelnet Inc shares are off about 0.6%, and FirstMerit Corp shares are down about 0.6% on the day.