10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Wednesday, December 14

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 Wednesday.

• Analogic Corporation ALOG - $0.1000 dividend, 0.4398 percent yield. Analogic shares have increased 2.06 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
• Nordson Corporation NDSN - $0.2700 dividend, 1.0052 percent yield. Nordson, based in Westlake, Ohio, was founded in 1935.
• American Eagle Outfitters AEO - $0.1250 dividend, 2.9551 percent yield. American Eagle shares have surged 11.82 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
• Knoll Inc KNL - $0.1500 dividend, 2.2346 percent yield. Knoll, based in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1938.
• Hillenbrand, Inc. HI - $0.2050 dividend, 2.3066 percent yield. Hillenbrand shares have jumped 26.11 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
• Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. TDS - $0.1480 dividend, 2.2206 percent yield. Telephone & Data Systems, based in Chicago, Illinois, provides wireless, wireline, cable, and hosted and managed services in the U.S.
• Big Lots, Inc. BIG - $0.2100 dividend, 1.6545 percent yield. Big Lots shares have climbed 41.77 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
• Flexsteel Industries, Inc. FLXS - $0.2000 dividend, 1.4235 percent yield. Flexsteel Industries, based in Dubuque, Iowa, was founded in 1929
• Hanover Insurance Group Inc THG - $0.5000 dividend, 2.2821 percent yield. Hanover Insurance shares have surged 12.08 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11.62 percent in the same period.
• Eastgroup Properties Inc EGP - $0.6200 dividend, 3.6326 percent yield. Eastgroup Properties, based in Jackson, Mississippi, focuses on the development, acquisition, and operation of industrial properties in the U.S.