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 Monday.

• Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE: FDP) - $0.1500 dividend, 0.9291 percent yield. Fresh Del Monte shares have surged 40.26 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) - $0.3000 dividend, 2.5668 percent yield. Archer Daniels Midland shares have climbed 20.18 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) - $0.1775 dividend, 1.4919 percent yield. Church & Dwight shares have jumped 10.28 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Aqua America Inc (NYSE: WTR) - $0.1913 dividend, 2.5515 percent yield. Aqua America shares have increased 2.74 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) - $1.0000 dividend, 2.4911 percent yield. Amgen shares have declined 3.02 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Equinix Inc (NASDAQ: EQIX) - $1.7500 dividend, 2.0221 percent yield. Equinix, a publicly owned real estate investment trust, is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
• AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) - $0.4300 dividend, 2.4498 percent yield. AFLAC shares have surged 13.08 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) - $0.0500 dividend, 1.4035 percent yield. Marathon Oil shares have dropped 13.49 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) - $0.6700 dividend, 3.6403 percent yield. Consolidated Edison shares have climbed 15.54 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.
• CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) - $0.2575 dividend, 4.5455 percent yield. CenterPoint Energy shares have surged 37.26 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 5.73 percent in the same period.