10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Monday, December 12

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 Monday.

• Marten Transport, Ltd MRTN - $0.0250 dividend, 0.4032 percent yield. Marten Transport, based in Mondovi, Wisconsin, operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers.
• HP Inc HPQ - $0.1327 dividend, 3.4091 percent yield. HP, based in Palo Alto, California, was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015.
• Concurrent Computer Corp CCUR - $0.1200 dividend, 8.6022 percent yield. Concurrent Computer, based in Duluth, Georgia, was founded in 1966.
• Lam Research Corporation LRCX - $0.4500 dividend, 1.7190 percent yield. Lam Research, based in Fremont, California, was founded in 1980.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co HPE - $0.0650 dividend, 1.1192 percent yield. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, based in Palo Alto, California, provides technology solutions to business and public sector enterprises.
• Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. ENH - $0.3800 dividend, 1.6461 percent yield. Endurance Specialty, based in Pembroke, Bermuda, was founded in 2001.
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation APC - $0.0500 dividend, 0.3233 percent yield. Anadarko Petroleum, based in The Woodlands, Texas, engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties.
• Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR - $0.3300 dividend, 2.1029 percent yield. Broadridge Financial, based in Lake Success, New York, provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions for the financial services industry.
• Texas Roadhouse Inc TXRH - $0.1900 dividend, 1.6866 percent yield. Texas Roadhouse, based in Louisville, Kentucky, operates full-service casual dining restaurants in the U.S. and internationally.
• Guess?, Inc. GES - $0.2250 dividend, 5.8747 percent yield. Guess?, based in Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1981.