Understanding The Shyft Group's Ex-Dividend Date

On November 6, 2020, The Shyft Group SHYF declared a dividend payable on December 18, 2020 to its shareholders. The Shyft Group also announced that shareholders on the company's books on or before November 18, 2020 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for The Shyft Group is set for November 17, 2020. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.03, equating to a dividend yield of 0.45% at current price levels.

The Significance Of Ex-Dividend Dates

Ex-dividend dates signal when company shares cease to trade with their current dividend payouts. There is a small intermission period before companies announce new dividends. 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.

Understanding The Shyft Group's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, The Shyft Group has seen its dividend payouts and yields descend downward overall. Last year on May 16, 2019 the company's payout sat at $0.05, which has since decreased by $0.03. The Shyft Group's dividend yield last year was 1.06%, which has since declined by 0.61%.
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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