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 Wednesday.
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Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ: ALOG) - $0.1000
dividend, 0.4398 percent yield. Analogic shares have increased 2.06 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index
has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
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Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) - $0.2700
dividend, 1.0052 percent yield. Nordson, based in Westlake, Ohio, was founded in 1935.
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American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) - $0.1250
dividend, 2.9551 percent yield. American Eagle shares have surged 11.82 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500
index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
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Knoll Inc (NYSE: KNL) - $0.1500 dividend, 2.2346
percent yield. Knoll, based in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1938.
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Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) - $0.2050 dividend,
2.3066 percent yield. Hillenbrand shares have jumped 26.11 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has
gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
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Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) - $0.1480
dividend, 2.2206 percent yield. Telephone & Data Systems, based in Chicago, Illinois, provides wireless, wireline, cable, and
hosted and managed services in the U.S.
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Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) - $0.2100 dividend,
1.6545 percent yield. Big Lots shares have climbed 41.77 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained
11.62 percent in the same period.
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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLXS) -
$0.2000 dividend, 1.4235 percent yield. Flexsteel Industries, based in Dubuque, Iowa, was founded in 1929
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Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG) - $0.5000
dividend, 2.2821 percent yield. Hanover Insurance shares have surged 12.08 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P
500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
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Eastgroup Properties Inc (NYSE: EGP) - $0.6200
dividend, 3.6326 percent yield. Eastgroup Properties, based in Jackson, Mississippi, focuses on the development, acquisition,
and operation of industrial properties in the U.S.
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