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Colgate-Palmolive Leads 50 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week

Anish Sharma Apr 17, 2017

There are 50 stocks going ex-dividend this week starting Monday, April 17. 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 50 stocks include five dividend aristocrats that are going ex-dividend.

Find out key insights on the companies that went ex-dividend last week here.

Key Insights

There are 14 major stocks going ex-dividend this week out of a total of 50. 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
(PG )	Procter & Gamble Co	$2.76	$0.69	4/19/2017	3.07%	-2.14%
(CVS )	CVS Health Corp	$2.00	$0.50	4/19/2017	2.57%	-26.91%
(CL )	Colgate-Palmolive Company	$1.60	$0.40	4/19/2017	2.17%	-2.28%
(CAT )	Caterpillar Inc.	$3.08	$0.77	4/20/2017	3.31%	-6.39%
(F )	Ford Motor Company	$0.60	$0.15	4/18/2017	5.40%	-21.87%
(APA )	Apache Corporation	$1.00	$0.25	4/19/2017	1.91%	-24.10%
(CLX )	Clorox Co	$3.20	$0.80	4/17/2017	2.39%	-4.71%
(PNR )	Pentair plc. Ordinary Share	$1.38	$0.35	4/19/2017	2.22%	-7.21%
(WST )	West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.	$0.52	$0.13	4/17/2017	0.66%	-10.97%
(HPT )	Hospitality Properties Trust	$2.08	$0.52	4/19/2017	6.48%	-1.71%
(SNH )	Senior Housing Properties Trust	$1.56	$0.10	04/12/2017	7.18%	-8.85%
(VET )	Vermilion Energy Inc	$2.58	$0.22	4/20/2017	6.88%	-16.57%
(TAHO )	Tahoe Resources Inc	$0.24	$0.02	4/18/2017	2.66%	-46.97%
(SM )	SM Energy Co	$0.10	$0.05	4/19/2017	0.44%	-47.11%

Highest and Lowest Market-Cap Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout This Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest Market Cap	(PG )	Procter & Gamble Co	$229.45	$2.76	$0.69	4/19/2017	3.07%	-2.14%
Lowest Market Cap	(CVLY )	Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.	$0.22	$0.54	$0.14	4/21/2017	2.11%	-12.82%

Best and Worst 52-Week Performance Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout This Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest % Off 52-Week High	(SSW )	Seaspan Corporation	$0.73	$0.50	$0.13	4/18/2017	7.35%	-62.96%
Lowest % Off 52-Week High	(HPT )	Hospitality Properties Trust	$5.25	$2.08	$0.52	4/19/2017	6.48%	-1.71%

Highest and Lowest Dividend Yield Stocks

Criteria	Ticker	Company	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout This Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield	% Off From 52-Week High
Highest Dividend Yield	(CODI )	Compass Diversified Holdings	$1.00	$1.44	$0.36	4/18/2017	8.55%	-13.59%
Lowest Dividend Yield	(SM )	Encore Wire	$2.49	$0.10	$0.05	4/19/2017	0.44%	-47.11%

Dividend Aristocrats

Ticker	Company	Market Cap ($B)	Annualized Payout	Payout This Week	Ex-Dividend Date	Yield	Dividend Growth Years
(PG )	Procter & Gamble Co	$229.45	$2.76	$0.69	4/19/2017	3.07%	60
(CL )	Colgate-Palmolive Company	$64.83	$1.60	$0.40	4/19/2017	2.17%	53
(CLX )	Clorox Co	$17.07	$3.20	$0.80	4/17/2017	2.39%	39
(PNR )	Pentair plc. Ordinary Share	$11.32	$1.38	$0.35	4/19/2017	2.22%	40
(FUL )	HB Fuller Co	$2.47	$0.60	$0.15	4/18/2017	1.21%	47

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.