Understanding Federal Realty Investment's Ex-Dividend Date

Federal Realty Investment FRT declared a dividend payable on January 15, 2021 to its shareholders as of November 5, 2020. It was also announced that shareholders of Federal Realty Investment's stock as of January 4, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock is expected to become ex-dividend 2 business day(s) before the record date. Federal Realty Investment, which has a current dividend per share of $1.06, has an ex-dividend date scheduled for December 31, 2020. That equates to a dividend yield of 5.9% at current price levels.

Understanding 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.

Federal Realty Investment's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, Federal Realty Investment has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (December 31, 2019), the company's payout sat at $1.05, which has since increased by $0.01. Federal Realty Investment's dividend yield last year was 3.02%, which has since grown by 2.88%.
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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