10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Tuesday, November 8

It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the next dividend cycle to receive your first dividend payout from the company.

On the other hand, share prices typically decline just after the ex-dividend date is declared, and usually by an amount equal to the expected dividend. So, this may give you the opportunity to identify a good entry point. If you’re planning on selling shares on or after the ex-dividend date, you'll receive the dividend payout from the company.

Here is the list of stocks going ex-dividend on Tuesday.

• HCP, Inc. HCP - $0.3700 dividend, 4.7466 percent yield. On November 4, RBC Capital upgraded HCP from Underperform to Sector Perform.
• Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM - $0.7500 dividend, 3.4594 percent yield. Exxon Mobil shares have climbed 2.09 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.
• American Electric Power Company Inc AEP - $0.5900 dividend, 3.7442 percent yield. On November 1, American Electric Power posted upbeat quarterly earnings.
• BB&T Corporation BBT - $0.3000 dividend, 3.0864 percent yield. BB&T shares have declined 0.36 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.
• PPG Industries, Inc. PPG - $0.4000 dividend, 1.7267 percent yield. On November 1, PPG reported a deal to buy DEUTEK.
• Entergy Corporation ETR - $0.8700 dividend, 4.8414 percent yield. Entergy shares have climbed 9.59 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.
• Simulations Plus, Inc. SLP - $0.0500 dividend, 2.3392 percent yield. Simulations Plus shares have dropped 2.81 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.
• Olin Corporation OLN - $0.2000 dividend, 3.6480 percent yield. On October 31, Olin reported a Q3 profit of $17.5 million.
• Comfort Systems USA, Inc. FIX - $0.0700 dividend, 1.0275 percent yield. Comfort Systems shares have declined 6.45 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.
• Parker-Hannifin Corp PH - $0.6300 dividend, 2.0683 percent yield. Parker-Hannifin shares have surged 16.27 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.48 percent in the same period.