Stocks Going Ex Dividend in July 2024

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex-dividend during the next month, which can be helpful for traders and investors interested in the stock trading technique known as “Buying Dividends” or “Dividend Capture.” This strategy involves purchasing stocks before the ex dividend date and selling them shortly after the ex-date at a similar price, while still being eligible to receive the dividend payment.

Although this technique generally proves effective in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, it is advisable to exercise caution and consider avoiding this strategy during bear markets. To qualify for the dividend, it is necessary to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date and refrain from selling it until on or after the ex-date.

However, it is important to note that the actual dividend may not be paid for several weeks, as the payment date can be delayed by up to two months after the ex-date.

For investors seeking a comprehensive list of stocks going ex-dividend in the near future, WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable list containing numerous dividend-paying companies. Here are a few examples showcasing the stock symbol, ex-dividend date, periodic dividend amount, and annual yield.

State Street Corporation (STT)7/1/20240.693.80%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)7/5/20240.403.38%
Walt Disney Company (DIS)7/8/20240.450.88%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)7/10/20240.6656.48%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)7/15/20240.552.09%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)7/19/20240.571.52%
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW)7/24/20241.152.11%
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)7/30/20240.151.23%

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Dividend Definitions

To better understand the dividend-related terms, let’s define them:

Declaration date: This refers to the day when a company announces its intention to distribute a dividend in the future.
Ex-dividend date: On this day, if you purchase the stock, you would not be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend. It is also the first day on which a shareholder can sell their shares and still receive the dividend.
Record date: This marks the day when you must be recorded on the company’s books as a shareholder to qualify for the dividend. Typically, the ex-dividend date is set two business days prior to the record date.
Payment date: This is the day on which the dividend payment is actually made to the eligible shareholders. It’s important to note that the payment date can be as long as two months after the ex-date.

Before implementing the “Buying Dividends” technique, it is crucial to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the respective company to ensure accuracy and avoid any unexpected changes.

In conclusion, being aware of the stocks going ex-dividend can be advantageous for traders and investors employing the “Buying Dividends” strategy. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com provides a convenient resource to access a comprehensive list of such stocks, allowing individuals to plan their investment decisions effectively. Remember to stay informed and consider market conditions before employing any investment strategy.

Disclosure: Author owns DIS.

Stock Earnings Calendar for July

by Fred Fuld III

We are now entering into earnings season, a time when companies will be reporting and the stocks of those companies may experience more volatility than usual.

If you are interested in doing some earnings plays, the next few weeks will be the time to look for opportunities.

The following are some of the major companies that will be announcing their earnings.

July 14, 2021 before open

BAC, C, DAL, WFC

July 15, 2021 before open

MS, USB

July 20, 2021 after close

CMG, UAL

July 21, 2021 before open

JNJ, KO, VZ

July 22, 2021 before open

AA, LUV, T

July 23, 2021 before open

AXP, SLB

July 27, 2021 before open

GE, UPS

July 27, 2021 after close

AAPL, V

July 28, 2021 before open

MCD, PFE

July 28, 2021 after close

FB, PYPL

Of course, there are many other companies reporting for the month or July, and these dates and times may be subject to change.

Happy Trading and Investing!!!

What Warren Buffett has been Selling

by Fred Fuld III & Nkem Iregbulem

As the fourth-wealthiest person in the world, Warren Buffett is widely regarded as an investment guru. His investment philosophy is based on the concept of value investing. He is the chairman, CEO, and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, the world’s 10th largest company by revenue. As of 2018, Buffett is estimated to be worth about $89 billion. He is not only an investor but also a dedicated philanthropist. In fact, he has promised to give 99% of his fortune to charitable causes.

Due to his success, Buffett’s stock purchases and sales are closely followed by many other investors. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB) recently sold 13 million shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) and 2.3 million shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV), lightening the exposure to the airline industry.

If you want to see a list of all of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Holdings, click HERE.

Hopefully, one of the richest men in the world can give you some profitable investment ideas.

Disclosure: Author didn’t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

Top Airline Stocks for Summer Travel

by Nkem Iregbulem

This summer is the 10th consecutive summer to see an increase in the number of passengers flying. Airline for America (A4A) expects the number of passengers to rise 3.4% from 248.8 million travelers last summer to 257.4 million travelers this summer. Low airfares, higher household net worth, and a strong U.S. economy could all be driving this record high air travel. In response to this growing demand, airlines have added more seats to existing planes and increased the capacity of new ones.

Airline stocks may benefit from this busy travel season. These include Alaska Air (ALK), American (AAL), Delta (DAL), SkyWest (SKYW), Spirit (SAVE), Southwest (LUV), and United Continental (UAL). The ALK, DAL, LUV, and SAVE stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and the SKYW, UAL, and AAL stocks are traded on the NASDAQ exchange.

Alaska Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S. when measured by fleet size, passengers carried, and destinations served. With its fleet size of 334, Alaska Airlines flies to over 100 domestic and international destinations. The airline is headquartered in Washington and was founded in 1932. Alaska Air has a market cap of $8.01 billion and pays a dividend yield of 2.16%. The stock trades at 14.34 times trailing earnings and at 11.10 times forward earnings. It has an excellent price-to-sales ratio of 0.95 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.02. The company boasts a 3-year revenue growth rate of 13.86% and a 5-year revenue growth rate of 9.89%.

American Airlines is the world’s largest airline when measured by number of passengers carried, fleet size, revenue, and destinations served. Founded in 1926 and based in Texas, the airline serves 350 destinations in over 50 countries. It has a market cap of $14.09 billion and pays a dividend yield of 1.26%. The stock trades at 8.26 times trailing earnings and at 6.03 times forward earnings. It has an excellent price-to-sales ratio of 0.33 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.25. The company enjoys a 3-year revenue growth rate of 2.81% and an even better 5-year revenue growth rate of 10.74%.

Delta Airlines is ranked the world’s second largest airline when measured by the number of passengers carried and fleet size. Headquartered in Georgia and founded in 1924, it serves 325 destinations across 52 countries. Delta has a market cap of $40.46 billion and pays a dividend yield of 2.59%. The stock trades at 9.86 times trailing earnings and at 8.85 times forward earnings. It has an excellent price-to-sales ratio of 0.92 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.90. With its revenue increasing each fiscal year since 2016, Delta enjoys a 3-year revenue growth rate of 2.97% and a slightly better 5-year revenue growth rate of 3.30%.

SkyWest is the largest regional airline in North America when measured by fleet size, number of passengers, and destinations served. Based in Utah and founded in 1972, it flies to over 250 destinations across in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. SkyWest has a market cap of $3.11 billion and pays a dividend yield of 0.79%. The stock trades at 9.99 times trailing earnings and at 10.12 times forward earnings. It has a normal price-to-sales ratio of 1.02 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.56. SkyWest’s revenue has increased each fiscal year since 2015, giving it a 3-year revenue growth rate of 1.34% but a 5-year revenue growth rate of -0.47%.

Spirit Airlines is an ultra-low-cost carrier and the seventh largest airline in the United States. Based in Florida and founded in 1983, it serves 76 destinations across Central America, South America, and the United States. Spirit Airlines has a market cap of $2.88 billion and does not pay a dividend yield. Spirit has a fleet size of 75 and flies to 76 domestic and international destinations. The stock trades at 10.27 times trailing earnings and at 7.15 times forward earnings. It has an excellent price-to-sales ratio of 0.79 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.37. Spirit Airlines boasts a 3-year revenue growth rate of 15.77% and a 5-year revenue growth rate of 14.97%.

Southwest Airlines is the world’s largest low-cost carrier. The airline carries more domestic passengers than any other United States airline. Based in Texas and founded in 1971, it serves just over 100 destinations within the United States and 10 other countries. Southwest has a market cap of $29.82 billion and pays a dividend yield of 1.31%. The stock trades at 13.06 times trailing earnings and at 11.95 times forward earnings. It has a normal price-to-sales ratio of 1.40 and a price-to-book ratio of 3.05. Southwest enjoys a 3-year revenue growth rate of 3.48% and a slightly better 5-year revenue growth rate of 4.41%.

United Airlines is another large airline. Founded in 1926 and headquartered in Illinois, it serves over 200 domestic destinations and over 300 destinations in total across five continents. United Continental has a market cap of $24.13 billion and does not pay a dividend yield. The stock trades at 8.63 times trailing earnings and at 8.07 times forward earnings. It has an excellent price-to-sales ratio of 0.59 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.34. With its revenue increasing each fiscal year since 2016, United has a 3-year revenue growth rate of 2.94% and a 5-year revenue growth rate of 1.53%.

Maybe some of these airline stocks will be flying high.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend in May 2019

by Fred Fuld III

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

Many traders and investors use the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the strategy of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the strategy during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and many with yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the periodic dividend amount, and annual yield.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) 5/1/2019 0.35 2.45%
Citigroup Inc. (C) 5/3/2019 0.45 2.59%
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD) 5/6/2019 0.30 2.32%
MetLife, Inc. (MET) 5/6/2019 0.44 3.90%
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 5/9/2019 0.45 3.75%
Walmart Inc. (WMT) 5/9/2019 0.53 2.09%
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) 5/10/2019 0.87 4.32%
Target Corporation (TGT) 5/14/2019 0.64 3.32%
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) 5/17/2019 0.44 3.33%
Discover Financial Services (DFS) 5/23/2019 0.40 1.97%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) 5/29/2019 0.85 1.67%
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) 5/31/2019 2.20 2.68%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found HERE . (If you have been to the page before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists HERE . Most of the lists are free.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

What Warren Buffett has been Buying

Warren Buffett, the Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA), is probably the most well known investor in the world. Many investors like to piggyback off of his investments, in order to match his great returns.

Well, it’s that time of year when Berkshire Hathaway reports its holdings on Form 13F to the Securities & Exchange Commission. The company filed its form today, dated February 14, 2017.

The most interesting part of the filing are the stocks that Buffett has added to the Berkshire portfolio.

First, one of his new positions is Southwest Airlines (LUV), acquiring 43,195,053 shares.

Buffett also added to his positions in other airlines, such as Delta Air Lines (DAL), increasing the position almost ten fold  from 6,333,923 to 60,025,995.

Another airline he likes is United Continental (UAL) where holdings have gone up by 24,418,340 shares, from 4,533,013 to 28,951,353.

In the tech area, Buffett likes Apple (AAPL). The Berkshire holdings went up from 15,227,702 shares to 57,359,652 shares.

Holdings also rose in American Express (AXP) and Bank of New York (BK).

You have to admit that Warren Buffett has an outstanding track record. Following in his footsteps may be a strategy worth considering.

Disclosure: Author owns AAPL.

 

Corporate Stock Earnings Reports for the 2nd Week of January

Looking for some interesting moves in some stocks this upcoming week? Check out the companies that will be reporting earnings.

If earnings exceed analysts’ expectations, the stocks can shoot up. If the numbers underperform, the stock can tank. Then again, occasionally, stocks don’t move the way you would have expected.

Anyway, many traders use earnings plays for trading strategies. Also, option traders look for high implied volatility of stocks for for option selling strategies.

Here are many of the enormous number of stocks reporting earnings this week:

Monday

AYI

APOL

CUDA

WDFC

Tuesday

LW

SNX

Wednesday

DRWI

KBH

SVU

Thursday

DAL

FCEL

INFY

SJR

 

Friday

BAC

BLK

FRC
JPM
PNC
WFC

If you like interesting stock lists like this, be sure to check out many of the free stock lists here at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.