Honeywell International was the best-performing Dow component in early trading, up 7.5%, with a year-to-date gain of 42.2%. Merck was among the worst performers.
Diversified Energy Company will trade ex-dividend on 8/28/26 for a quarterly dividend of $0.29, payable on 9/30/26. The dividend yield is approximately 2% based on the recent stock price of $14.61.
Evercore Inc Class A will trade ex-dividend on 8/28/26 for a quarterly dividend of $0.89, payable on 9/11/26. The dividend yield is approximately 1.2% based on the recent stock price of $289.08.
JAKKS Pacific Inc will trade ex-dividend on 8/28/26 for a quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 9/28/26. The dividend yield is approximately 3.8% based on the recent stock price of $26.01.