10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Thursday, December 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 Thursday.

• Bob Evans Farms Inc BOBE - $0.3400 dividend, 2.9746 percent yield. Bob Evans Farms reported upbeat Q2 earnings and raised its FY17 earnings outlook.
• Aceto Corporation ACET - $0.0650 dividend, 1.2726 percent yield. Aceto, based in Port Washington, New York, was founded in 1947.
• Cato Corp CATO - $0.3300 dividend, 4.2746 percent yield. Cato shares have dropped 21.68 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.51 percent in the same period.
• FedEx Corporation FDX - $0.4000 dividend, 0.8645 percent yield. FedEx is expected to release quarterly earnings on December 20, 2016.
• John Bean Technologies Corp JBT - $0.1000 dividend, 0.4435 percent yield. John Bean Technologies, based in Chicago, Illinois, operates through JBT FoodTech and JBT AeroTech segments.
• Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. BRCD - $0.0550 dividend, 1.7785 percent yield. Brocade shares have climbed 36.22 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.51 percent in the same period.
• Walt Disney Co DIS - $0.7800 dividend, 1.5652 percent yield. Disney, based in Burbank, California, operates as an entertainment company worldwide.
• Daktronics, Inc. DAKT - $0.0700 dividend, 2.6718 percent yield. Daktronics shares have increased 13.33 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.51 percent in the same period.
• Supreme Industries, Inc. STS - $0.0350 dividend, 0.9635 percent yield. Supreme Industries, based in Goshen, Indiana, manufactures and sells truck bodies, trolleys, and specialty vehicles in the U.S.
• Aaron's, Inc. AAN - $0.0275 dividend, 0.4370 percent yield. Aaron's shares have climbed 28.33 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.51 percent in the same period.