Understanding PennantPark Floating Rate's Ex-Dividend Date

On June 2, 2021, PennantPark Floating Rate PFLT declared a dividend payable on July 1, 2021 to its shareholders. PennantPark Floating Rate also announced that shareholders on the company's books on or before June 17, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. PennantPark Floating Rate, whose current dividend payout is $0.1, has an ex-dividend date set at June 16, 2021. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 9.01% 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.

PennantPark Floating Rate's Dividend Performance

Over the past year, PennantPark Floating Rate has seen its dividend payouts remain the same and its yields trend downward. Last year on February 11, 2021 the company's payout sat at $0.1, which has returned to its value today. PennantPark Floating Rate's dividend yield last year was 10.29%, which has since decreased by 1.28%.
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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