Ex-Dividend Date Insight: Metro

On August 10, 2021, Metro MTRAF declared a dividend payable on September 22, 2021 to its shareholders. Metro also announced that shareholders on the company's books on or before September 1, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for Metro is set for August 31, 2021. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.25, equating to a dividend yield of 1.95% 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. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.

Metro's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, Metro has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (September 1, 2020), the company's payout sat at $0.23, which has since increased by $0.02. Metro's dividend yield last year was 1.58%, which has since grown by 0.37%.
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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