Stock News: 6 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend on Monday, August 10

Dividends are an effective income generation tool for both short and long term investors. To capitalise on dividends, investors must ensure that they purchase the stock before the ex-dividend date and hold the stock through this period. Payments for dividends usually occur 2-6 weeks after the Ex-Date. For more information please check out Everything Investors Need to Know About Ex-Dividend Dates.

Spectra Energy (SE ) offers a dividend yield of 5.05% based on Thursday’s closing price of $29.33 and pays a dividend of $1.48. The stock is down 30.46% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Spectra Energy as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 4.0 (sector average is 37).

Home Bancshares (HOMB ) offers a dividend yield of 1.22% based on Thursday’s closing price of $40.89 and pays a dividend of $0.50. The stock is down 0.99% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Home Bancshares as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 4.0 (sector average is 3.6).

Pool Corp (POOL ) offers a dividend yield of 1.48% based on Thursday’s closing price of $70.37, and pays a dividend of $1.04. The stock is down 3.40% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Pool Corp as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 4.0 (sector average is 3.9).

Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP ) offers a dividend yield of 1.30% based on Thursday’s closing price of $38.41 and pays a dividend of $0.50. The stock is down 6.68% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.3 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 4.0 (sector average is 3.9).

Cash America (CSH ) offers a dividend yield of 0.77% based on Thursday’s closing price of $26.00 and pays a dividend of $0.20. The stock is down 9.34% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Cash America as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 4.0 (sector average is 3.6).

Bank Financial (BFIN ) offers a dividend yield of 1.34% based on Thursday’s closing price of $11.97 and pays a dividend of $0.16. The stock is down 12.11% from its 52-week high. Dividend.com currently rates Bank Financial as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.1 stars out of 5 stars and a dividend reliability of 3.0 (sector average is 3.6).