It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be
paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll
have to wait for the next dividend cycle to receive your first dividend payout from the company.
On the other hand, share prices typically decline just after the ex-dividend date is declared, and usually by an amount equal to
the expected dividend. So, this may give you the opportunity to identify a good entry point. If you’re planning on selling shares
on or after the ex-dividend date, you'll receive the dividend payout from the company.
Here is the list of stocks going ex-dividend on Thursday.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) - $0.4800 dividend, 4.7140
percent yield
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General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) - $0.4800 dividend,
3.0038 percent yield
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Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) - $0.1900 dividend, 0.7513
percent yield
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ClubCorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: MYCC) - $0.1300
dividend, 3.5206 percent yield
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) - $0.5600
dividend, 3.6945 percent yield
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Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) - $0.2300
dividend, 2.1306 percent yield
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WGL Holdings Inc (NYSE: WGL) - $0.4875 dividend,
3.0579 percent yield
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Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GFED)
- $0.0800 dividend, 1.9851 percent yield
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Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ: HIFS) -
$0.3200 dividend, 0.9270 percent yield
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