Understanding Cimarex Energy's Ex-Dividend Date

On August 28, 2020, Cimarex Energy XEC announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on December 1, 2020. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Cimarex Energy has an ex-dividend date set for for November 12, 2020. The company's current dividend payout is $0.22, which equates to a dividend yield of 3.11% at current price levels.

The Significance Of Ex-Dividend Dates

Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.

Cimarex Energy's Dividend History

Over the past year, Cimarex Energy has experienced an overall upward trend regarding its dividend payouts and yields. Last year on November 14, 2019 the company's payout was $0.2, which has since grown by $0.02. Similarly, Cimarex Energy's dividend yield in last year was 2.0%, which has since grown by 1.11%.
Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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