Ex-dividend dates are very important to dividend investors, since you must purchase a stock prior to its ex-dividend date in order to receive its upcoming dividend payout. For more information, check out Everything Investors Need to Know About Ex-Dividend Dates.
Below we highlight nine big-name stocks going ex-dividend on Wednesday, January 28.
1. Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD ) offers a dividend yield of 4.24% based on Monday’s closing price of $34.92 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 37 cents. Dividend.com currently rates EPD as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.
2. Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (F ) offers a dividend yield of 3.98% based on Monday’s closing price of $15.08 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 15 cents. Dividend.com currently rates F as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.
3. Plain All American Pipeline
Plain All American Pipeline (PAA ) offers a dividend yield of 5.24% based on Monday’s closing price of $51.51 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 67.5 cents. Dividend.com currently rates PAA as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.
4. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (TXN ) offers a dividend yield of 2.18% based on Monday’s closing price of $55.05 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 34 cents. Dividend.com currently rates TXN as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.
5. ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods (CAG ) offers a dividend yield of 2.71% based on Monday’s closing price of $36.94 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 25 cents. Dividend.com currently rates CAG as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.3 stars out of 5 stars.
6. Eaton Vance
Eaton Vance Liquid error: internal offers a dividend yield of 2.44% based on Monday’s closing price of $41.02 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 25 cents. Dividend.com currently rates EV as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.3 stars out of 5 stars.
7. Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated
Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated (COKE ) offers a dividend yield of 0.95% based on Monday’s closing price of $105.07 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 25 cents. Dividend.com currently rates COKE as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.3 stars out of 5 stars.
8. Fastenal
Fastenal (FAST ) offers a dividend yield of 2.43% based on Monday’s closing price of $46.10 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 26 cents. Dividend.com currently rates FAST as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.2 stars out of 5 stars.
9. Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley (MS ) offers a dividend yield of 1.14% based on Monday’s closing price of $35.11 and the company’s quarterly dividend payout of 10 cents. Dividend.com currently rates MS as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.2 stars out of 5 stars.
