Analyzing Office Props IT's Ex-Dividend Date

On July 15, 2021, Office Props IT OPI announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on August 19, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Office Props IT, whose current dividend payout is $0.55, has an ex-dividend date set at July 23, 2021. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 7.57% at current price levels.

Understanding Ex-Dividend Dates'

Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Most ex-dividend dates operate on a quarterly basis.

Understanding Office Props IT's Dividend History

Over the past year, Office Props IT has experienced no change regarding its dividend payouts and a downward trend regarding its yields. Last year on July 24, 2020 the company's payout was $0.55, which has returned to its value today. Office Props IT's dividend yield last year was 8.78%, which has since decreased by 1.21%.
Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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