This week will be key for some of the dividend payments Most anticipated on Wall Street:
For example, although Pfizer shareholders will not receive the company’s quarterly payment until March 7, $0.43 per share in cashthe securities will be listed ex-dividend on January 24. That is, the previous session (Thursday, January 23) will be the last one in which investors interested in this dividend will be able to buy shares entitled to this payment.
“Our decision to increase our quarterly dividend underscores our strong financial performance, our disciplined execution and our commitment to returning value to our shareholders,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, president and CEO of Pfizer. It is the 345th consecutive quarter in which the pharmaceutical company remunerated its shareholders. The company has a dividend yield of 6.54%, according to calculations by Bankinter’s analysis team.
Also January 23 will be the last day to buy shares entitled to the Procter&Gamble dividend. The consumer giant behind brands such as Ariel, H&S and Fairy will distribute $1.01 per share in cash among its shareholders on February 18. The company presents a dividend yield of 2.50%.
There is also still time to buy Lowe’s Com shares with the right to payment, although you will have to hurry: on the 22nd it will be listed ex-dividend, so the last day will be today. The retail chain, with a dividend yield of 1.76%, will pay on February 5 $1.15 per share.
Another payment that is still on time is that of CVS Health, which will distribute $0.67 per share on February 3, with an ex-dividend date of January 23. APA will pay $0.25 per share on February 21 (January 22 ex dividend) and Pentair others $0.25 on February 7 (January 24 ex dividend).
It’s too late, however, to buy shares eligible for the Colgate-Palmolive payout, even though the company’s shareholders will have to wait until Feb. 14 to receive the $0.50 per share payout. Also trading today without the right to dividend are the shares of Caterpillar ($1.41 on February 20) and Zoetis ($0.50 on March 4).