4 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: PGH, HRL, QCOR, COP
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Tomorrow, July 18, 2013, 13 U.S. common stocks are scheduled to go ex-dividend. The dividend yields on these stocks range from 0.7% to 9%. All of these stocks can be found on our
section of our
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Highlighted Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow:
Pengrowth Energy
Owners of
(NYSE:
) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 4 cents per share. At a price of $5.56 as of 9:35 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 9%.
The average volume for Pengrowth Energy has been 1.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Pengrowth Energy has a market cap of $2.7 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 5.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Pengrowth Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves in Canada.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Pengrowth Energy
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity. You can view the full
Pengrowth Energy Ratings Report
now.
- See our top-yielding stocks list.
Hormel Foods Corporation
Owners of
(NYSE:
) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 17 cents per share. At a price of $41.52 as of 9:35 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.7%.
The average volume for Hormel Foods Corporation has been 914,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Hormel Foods Corporation has a market cap of $10.9 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. Shares are up 32% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Hormel Foods Corporation processes, markets, and sells consumer-branded meat and food products. The company operates in five segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Specialty Foods, and International & Other. The company has a P/E ratio of 22.16.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Hormel Foods Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full
Hormel Foods Corporation Ratings Report
now.
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Questcor Pharmaceuticals
Owners of
(NASDAQ:
) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 25 cents per share. At a price of $48.62 as of 9:35 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2%.
The average volume for Questcor Pharmaceuticals has been 2.0 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Questcor Pharmaceuticals has a market cap of $2.9 billion and is part of the drugs industry. Shares are up 82% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, provides drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, and infantile spasms indications. It primarily offers H.P. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.43.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Questcor Pharmaceuticals
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, growth in earnings per share and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Ratings Report
now.
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ConocoPhillips
Owners of
(NYSE:
) shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 69 cents per share. At a price of $65.21 as of 9:36 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 4.2%.
The average volume for ConocoPhillips has been 6.6 million shares per day over the past 30 days. ConocoPhillips has a market cap of $79.8 billion and is part of the energy industry. Shares are up 12% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and natural gas liquids on a worldwide basis. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.12.
TheStreet Ratings rates
ConocoPhillips
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations, notable return on equity and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full
now.
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More About Dividends:
One benefit of owning a stock is the potential that you will be paid a dividend. The distribution of dividend payments is another way for a company to share its profit with you. A dividend means that the company pays you a certain amount of money, either as a one-time payment or more commonly on a quarterly basis, for each share of stock you own.
Many times, dividends come at the expense of greater price appreciation, because the company is distributing its profits to shareholders rather than reinvesting the profits back into the growth of the company. However, companies that pay dividends can be very attractive to investors when they offer a steady stream of income. There are some important terms and dates an investor should be familiar with before purchasing any dividend-paying companies. Let's work through an example to help better explain some of these terms:
On March 1, ABC Widget Company has decided that because it holds excess cash and lacks investment opportunities, it would like to reward shareholders with a regular quarterly dividend payment. The date for this particular announcement is known as the declaration date. It is on this date that the company announces the specific dividend payment along with the holder of record date (aka record date) and the payment date. The company announces that a dividend payment of 25 cents per share will be payable March 31, 2012 (the payment date) to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2012 (holder of record date). What does this all mean? Well the short story is that the company looks at its records on March 16 and anyone listed on the books as an owner of ABC Widget company will be eligible for the dividend payment (on March 31).
The one other important term to remember is the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date (typically two trading days before the holder of record date for U.S. securities) is the day in which a company begins trading without the dividend. In order to have a claim on a dividend, shares must be purchased no later than the last business day before the ex-dividend date. A company trading ex-dividend will have the upcoming dividend subtracted from the share price at the start of the trading day. Many times, the price of a stock will increase in anticipation of the upcoming dividend as the ex-dividend date approaches, yet will fall back by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date.
- See our dividend calendar.
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