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Wal-Mart Leads 206 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week

Ani G Mar 06, 2017

There are 206 stocks going ex-dividend this week starting Monday, March 6. For income investors looking to generate more income as part of a dividend capture strategy, a stock must be purchased one day before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend payout. This would make the individual a shareholder of record and would entitle the investor to be paid the dividend on the payable date.

These 206 stocks include eight dividend aristocrats that are going ex-dividend.

Key Insights

There are 15 major stocks going ex-dividend this week out of a total of 206. You can find a complete explanation of the ex-dividend date, record date, payment date and declaration date here. This information can help to broaden your understanding of the dividend capture strategy.

With our Dividend Stock Screener tool, you can delve into companies going ex-dividend based on 16 parameters, such as ex-dividend date range, market cap, dividend frequency and our proprietary DARS rating, which can help you in your dividend capture strategy.

Ticker	Company	Annualized Payout	Payout This Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield %	% Off From 52-Week High
(WMT )	Wal-Mart Stores	$2.04	$0.51	3/8/2017	2.91%	6.86%
(HD )	Home Depot	$3.56	$0.89	3/7/2017	2.41%	0.30%
(UNH )	UnitedHealth Group	$2.50	$0.63	3/8/2017	1.49%	0.24%
(RAI )	Reynolds American	$2.04	$0.51	3/8/2017	3.32%	0.92%
(GM )	General Motors Company	$1.52	$0.38	3/8/2017	3.98%	0.39%
(CNI )	Canadian National Railway Company	$1.65	$0.41	3/8/2017	2.29%	0.99%
(FDX )	FedEx	$1.60	$0.40	3/9/2017	3.58%	0.82%
(OXY )	Occidental Petroleum	$3.04	$0.76	3/8/2017	4.69%	17.35%
(ADP )	Automatic Data Processing	$2.28	$0.57	3/8/2017	2.18%	0.20%
(KMB )	Kimberly-Clark	$3.88	$0.97	3/8/2017	2.90%	3.76%
(ANTM )	Anthem Inc	$2.60	$0.65	3/8/2017	1.57%	1.89%
(CME )	CME Group	$2.64	$0.66	3/8/2017	2.13%	2.78%
(BDX )	Becton Dickinson	$2.92	$0.73	3/8/2017	1.58%	0.76%
(CI )	Cigna	$0.04	$0.04	3/8/2017	0.03%	0.65%
(LUV )	Southwest Airlines	$0.40	$0.10	3/7/2017	0.68%	1.37%

Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company Name	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout Next Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield %	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest Market Cap	(WMT )	Wal-Mart Stores	$212.99	$2.04	$0.51	3/8/2017	2.91%	6.86%
Smallest Market Cap	(KEQU )	Kewaunee Scientific	$0.06	$0.60	$0.15	3/8/2017	2.64%	17.57%

Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company Name	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout Next Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield %	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest 52-Week Off %	(FGP )	Ferrellgas Partners L.P.	$0.64	$0.40	$0.10	3/8/2017	6.11%	68.59%
Lowest 52-Week Off %	(MENT )	Mentor Graphics Corp	$4.10	$0.22	$0.06	3/10/2017	0.59%	0.11%

Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company Name	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout Next Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield %	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest Dividend Yield	(SNR )	New Senior Investment Group Inc	$0.88	$1.04	$0.26	3/8/2017	9.81%	16.40%
Lowest Dividend Yield	(CI )	Cigna	$39.17	$0.04	$0.04	3/8/2017	0.03%	0.65%

Dividend Aristocrats

Ticker	Company Name	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout Next Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield %	Dividend Growth Years
(ADP )	Automatic Data Processing	$47.34	$2.28	$0.57	3/8/2017	2.18%	42
(VFC )	V.F. Corporation	$21.14	$1.68	$0.42	3/8/2017	3.19%	44
(KMB )	Kimberly-Clark	$47.24	$3.88	$0.97	3/8/2017	2.90%	44
(BDX )	Becton Dickinson	$39.29	$2.92	$0.73	3/8/2017	1.58%	45
(GPC )	Genuine Parts	$13.87	$2.70	$0.68	3/8/2017	2.85%	60
(LANC )	Lancaster Colony Corp.	$3.64	$2.20	$0.55	3/7/2017	1.65%	54
(FRT )	Federal Realty Investment Trust	$9.61	$3.92	$0.98	3/10/2017	2.90%	49
(CBSH )	Commerce Bancshares	$6.05	$0.90	$0.23	3/8/2017	1.52%	48

More Resources

You can also find an updated list of companies that recently announced changes in their payout policies, along with their ex-dividend dates, in our Dividend Payout Changes Announcements tool.

Stay up to date with the highest yielding stocks and their latest ex-dividend dates on our High Dividend Yield Stocks by Yield page.