Analyzing Weingarten Realty's Ex-Dividend Date

On February 22, 2021, Weingarten Realty WRI announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on March 16, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Weingarten Realty, which has a current dividend per share of $0.3, has an ex-dividend date scheduled for March 8, 2021. That equates to a dividend yield of 4.77% at current price levels.

What Is An Ex-Dividend Date?

An ex-dividend date is when a company's shares stop trading with its current dividend payout in preparation for the company to announce a new one. 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.

Weingarten Realty's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, Weingarten Realty has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (June 5, 2020), the company's payout sat at $0.18, which has since increased by $0.12. Weingarten Realty's dividend yield last year was 4.5%, which has since grown by 0.27%.
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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