10 Ex-Dividend Stocks With Buy Ratings

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The following stocks go ex-dividend Monday, meaning an investor must purchase the shares Friday to qualify for the next dividend payment: DuPont(DD), Target(TGT), Eli Lilly(LLY), Aflac(AFL), Amgen(AMGN), Cliffs Natural Resources(CLF), Consolidated Edison(ED), Helmerich & Payne(HP), Seagate Technology(STX) and IAC/InterActiveCorp(IACI).

Each of the stocks received a buy rating from TheStreet Ratings.

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DuPont

"We reiterate our Overweight rating and $62 target on DD following our meetings with growers as well as with Pioneer's regional sales management at the Show Rural agricultural trade show near Cascavel in Brazil's southern state of Parana; we believe that robust growth in Latin America will continue to be a considerable and sustained tailwind for DuPont's Ag segment over the next 3-4 years," Piper Jaffray analysts wrote in a Feb. 6 report.

Forward Annual Dividend Yield: 3.2%

Rated "B (Buy)" by TheStreet Ratings: The company's fourth-quarter gross profit margin is basically the same from the previous year.

DuPont has weak liquidity. Its Quick Ratio is 0.90, which demonstrates a lack of ability to meet its short-term cash needs.

In the fourth quarter, stockholders' net worth decreased 7.38% from the prior year.

TheStreet Ratings' price target is $59.37. The stock closed Thursday at $52.06 and has risen 13.72% year to date.