There are 300 stocks going ex-dividend this week starting Monday, March 13. For income investors looking to generate more income as part of a dividend capture strategy, a stock must be purchased one day before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend payout. This would make the individual a shareholder of record and would entitle the investor to be paid the dividend on the payable date.
These 300 stocks include eight dividend aristocrats that are going ex-dividend.
Key Insights
There are 15 major stocks going ex-dividend this week out of a total of 300. You can find a complete explanation of the ex-dividend date, record date, payment date and declaration date here. This information can help to broaden your understanding of the dividend capture strategy.
With our Dividend Stock Screener tool, you can delve into companies going ex-dividend based on 16 parameters, such as ex-dividend date range, market cap, dividend frequency and our proprietary DARS rating, which can help you in your dividend capture strategy.
| Ticker | Company | Annualized Payout | Payout This Week | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (KO ) | Coca-Cola Co. | $1.48 | $0.37 | 3/13/2017 | 3.50% | 10.27% |
| (MRK ) | Merck | $1.88 | $0.47 | 3/13/2017 | 2.87% | 1.80% |
| (PLD ) | Prologis | $1.76 | $0.44 | 3/13/2017 | 3.56% | 9.97% |
| (MO ) | Altria Group | $2.44 | $0.61 | 3/13/2017 | 3.19% | 0.12% |
| (TMO ) | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | $0.60 | $0.15 | 3/13/2017 | 0.38% | 0.97% |
| (AIG ) | American International Group Inc | $1.28 | $0.32 | 3/13/2017 | 2.03% | 6.51% |
| (FOXA ) | Twenty-First Century Fox Inc | $0.36 | $0.18 | 3/13/2017 | 1.18% | 3.78% |
| (PSA ) | Public Storage | $8.00 | $2.00 | 3/13/2017 | 3.64% | 20.72% |
| (GILD ) | Gilead Sciences | $2.08 | $0.52 | 3/14/2017 | 3.05% | 33.86% |
| (ICE ) | Intercontinentalexchange Group Inc | $0.80 | $0.20 | 3/14/2017 | 1.33% | 0.99% |
| (CNQ ) | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | $0.81 | $0.20 | 3/15/2017 | 2.53% | 8.70% |
| (CCI ) | Crown Castle International Corp. | $3.80 | $0.95 | 3/15/2017 | 4.21% | 12.20% |
| (FIS ) | Fidelity National Information Services | $1.16 | $0.29 | 3/15/2017 | 1.41% | 1.94% |
| (AVGO ) | Avago Technologies Ltd. | $4.08 | $1.02 | 3/16/2017 | 1.80% | 0.03% |
| (ECL ) | Ecolab Inc. | $1.48 | $0.37 | 3/17/2017 | 1.19% | 1.52% |
Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Payout Next Week | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (KO ) | Coca-Cola Co. | $182.63 | $1.48 | $0.37 | 3/13/2017 | 3.50% | 10.27% |
| Smallest Market Cap | (JCS ) | Communications Systems | $0.03 | $0.16 | $0.04 | 3/13/2017 | 3.60% | 42.88% |
Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Payout Next Week | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-Week High Off | (FTR ) | Frontier Communications | $3.21 | $0.42 | $0.11 | 3/13/2017 | 15.73% | 53.57% |
| Lowest 52-Week High Off | (AVGO ) | Avago Technologies Ltd. | $92.62 | $4.08 | $1.02 | 3/16/2017 | 1.80% | 0.03% |
Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stocks
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Payout Next Week | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (FTR ) | Frontier Communications | $3.21 | $0.42 | $0.11 | 3/13/2017 | 15.73% | 53.57% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | (PVTB) | PrivateBancorp | $4.50 | $0.04 | $0.01 | 3/15/2017 | 0.07% | 1.77% |
Dividend Aristocrats
| Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Payout Next Week | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield % | Dividend Growth Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (KO ) | Coca-Cola Co. | $182.63 | $1.48 | $0.37 | 3/13/2017 | 3.50% | 54 |
| (UGI ) | UGI Corp | $8.33 | $0.95 | $0.24 | 3/13/2017 | 1.99% | 31 |
| (TROW ) | T. Rowe Price | $17.52 | $2.28 | $0.57 | 3/14/2017 | 3.20% | 30 |
| (ECL ) | Ecolab Inc. | $36.41 | $1.48 | $0.37 | 3/17/2017 | 1.19% | 31 |
| (LEG ) | Leggett & Platt | $6.61 | $1.36 | $0.34 | 3/13/2017 | 2.78% | 45 |
| (MCY ) | Mercury General | $3.27 | $2.49 | $0.62 | 3/14/2017 | 4.22% | 31 |
| (CTBI ) | Community Trust Bancorp | $0.80 | $1.28 | $0.32 | 3/13/2017 | 2.79% | 36 |
| (UHT ) | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | $0.82 | $2.62 | $0.66 | 3/16/2017 | 4.34% | 31 |
| (WEYS ) | Weyco Group | $0.25 | $0.84 | $0.21 | 3/16/2017 | 3.44% | 35 |
| (TDS ) | Telephone & Data Systems | $2.91 | $0.62 | $0.16 | 3/15/2017 | 2.32% | 42 |
More Resources
You can also find an updated list of companies that recently announced changes in their payout policies, along with their ex-dividend dates, in our Dividend Payout Changes Announcements tool.
Stay up to date with the highest yielding stocks and their latest ex-dividend dates on our High Dividend Yield Stocks by Yield page.
