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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United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) - $0.7800
dividend, 2.9186 percent yield. UPS agreed to acquire Marken on Monday.
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Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) - $0.4000
dividend, 2.2036 percent yield. Capital One shares have declined 9.96 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has gained 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Harman International Industries Inc (NYSE: HAR) -
$0.3500 dividend, 1.7969 percent yield. Harman shares have dropped 20.70 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has gained 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) - $0.0700
dividend, 0.8704 percent yield. Charles Schwab shares have declined 3.43 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has gained 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) - $0.7600 dividend,
2.5555 percent yield. On Monday, Rockwell reported better than expected results for the fourth quarter and offered upbeat
outlook for the fiscal year 2017.
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W W Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) - $1.2200 dividend,
2.4030 percent yield. Grainger shares have gained 0.76 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has
increased 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) - $0.0300 dividend,
6.0606 percent yield. Teekay Tankers shares have declined 70.79 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has
increased 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Cna Financial Corp (NYSE: CNA) - $0.2500 dividend,
2.8711 percent yield. Cna Financial shares have dipped 70.79 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has
increased 2.39 percent in the same period.
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Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) - $0.2500
dividend, 3.3478 percent yield. Murphy Oil shares have tumbled 13.95 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has increased 2.39 percent in the same period.
- Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (NYSE: ALSN) - $0.1500 dividend, 2.1112 percent yield. Allison Transmission shares
have gained 4.66 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 2.39 percent in the same period.
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