Analyzing Perrigo's Ex-Dividend Date

On August 3, 2021, Perrigo PRGO announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on September 21, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Perrigo, whose current dividend payout is $0.24, has an ex-dividend date set at September 2, 2021. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 1.99% at current price levels.

What Are Ex-Dividend Dates?

An ex-dividend date is when a company's shares stop trading with its current dividend payout in preparation for the company to announce a new one. 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. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.

Understanding Perrigo's Dividend History

Over the past year, Perrigo has experienced an overall upward trend regarding its dividend payouts and yields. Last year on August 27, 2020 the company's payout was $0.23, which has since grown by $0.01. Similarly, Perrigo's dividend yield in last year was 1.6%, which has since grown by 0.39%.
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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