Stock Dividend: 7 shares to turn ex-dividend this week - PHOTOS
Stock Dividend: Around 7 stocks have fixed their record date this week.
Stock Dividend: A stock dividend is an amount that is paid in cash to shareholders by a listed company. The stock dividend is basically rewarding shareholders without reducing the cash balance of the company. When a company distributes dividends, the price of the stock falls by the same amount on given date. This price and date are called as the ex-dividend price and ex-dividend date.
An ex-date is generally a business day prior to the record date. The record date is nothing but a date that allows a company to determine the eligibility of shareholders for receiving the benefits of corporate actions like dividend, split, bonus and more.
This week, around 7 stocks have fixed their record date. Let's take a quick look at the stocks: