10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Friday, November 18

It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the next dividend cycle to receive your first dividend payout from the company.

On the other hand, share prices typically decline just after the ex-dividend date is declared, and usually by an amount equal to the expected dividend. So, this may give you the opportunity to identify a good entry point. If you’re planning on selling shares on or after the ex-dividend date, you'll receive the dividend payout from the company.

Here is the list of stocks going ex-dividend on Friday.

• Timken Co TKR - $0.2600 dividend, 2.7048 percent yield. Timken shares have climbed 25.77 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.17 percent in the same period.
• Planet Fitness Inc PLNT - $2.7800 dividend, 12.0712 percent yield. Planet Fitness reported a secondary offering of 15 million shares via selling holders.
• Mattel, Inc. MAT - $0.3800 dividend, 4.9641 percent yield. Mattel, based in El Segundo, California, was founded in 1945.
• Manulife Financial Corporation (USA) MFC - $0.1850 dividend, 4.9235 percent yield. Manulife Financial shares have increased 4.04 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.17 percent in the same period.
• Moelis & Co MC - $0.3200 dividend, 5.1406 percent yield. Moelis, based in New York, provides strategic and financial advisory services in the U.S. and internationally.
• Prudential Financial Inc PRU - $0.7000 dividend, 3.1524 percent yield. Prudential shares have surged 14.25 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.17 percent in the same period.
• Valero Energy Corporation VLO - $0.6000 dividend, 4.0343 percent yield. Valero Energy shares have dropped 9.10 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 6.17 percent in the same period.
• Nielsen N.V. NLSN - $0.3100 dividend, 2.2942 percent yield. Citigroup assumed coverage on Nielsen with a Neutral rating and a $45.00 price target.
• Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE - $0.3100 dividend, 4.3402 percent yield. Hawaiian Electric shares have gained 4.86 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 6.17 percent in the same period.
• Cogent Communications Holdings Inc CCOI - $0.4000 dividend, 4.5519 percent yield. Cogent Communications, based in Washington, the District of Columbia, was founded in 1999.