Monday's Ex-Dividends To Watch: ANDE, LPT, O
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Monday, Monday, March 30, 2015, 26 U.S. common stocks are scheduled to go ex-dividend. The dividend yields on these stocks range from 0.8% to 9.5%. All of these stocks can be found on our
section of our
.
Highlighted Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Monday:
Andersons
Owners of
(NASDAQ:
) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 14 cents per share. At a price of $40.08 as of 9:55 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.4%.
The average volume for Andersons has been 302,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. Andersons has a market cap of $1.2 billion and is part of the food & beverage industry. Shares are down 23.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
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The Andersons, Inc. engages in the grain, ethanol, plant nutrient, railcar leasing, turf and cob products, and consumer retailing businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through six segments: Grain, Ethanol, Rail, Plant Nutrient, Turf & Specialty, and Retail. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.64.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Andersons
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full
now.
Liberty Property
Owners of
(NYSE:
) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 48 cents per share. At a price of $35.87 as of 9:55 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 5.3%.
The average volume for Liberty Property has been 915,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Liberty Property has a market cap of $5.4 billion and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 4.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
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Liberty Property Trust is a publicly owned real estate investment holding trust. Through its subsidiary, it provides leasing, property management, development, acquisition, and other tenant-related services for a portfolio of industrial and office properties. The company has a P/E ratio of 31.26.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Liberty Property
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins, impressive record of earnings per share growth and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full
Liberty Property Ratings Report
now.
Realty Income
Owners of
(NYSE:
) shares, as of market close today, will be eligible for a dividend of 19 cents per share. At a price of $51.33 as of 9:56 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 4.4%.
The average volume for Realty Income has been 2.3 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Realty Income has a market cap of $11.6 billion and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are up 7.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
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Realty Income Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States. The firm makes investments in commercial real estate. Realty Income Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Escondido, California. The company has a P/E ratio of 50.23.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Realty Income
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and impressive record of earnings per share growth. 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
now.
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.
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