Understanding Commerce Bancshares's Ex-Dividend Date
On October 30, 2020, Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on December 18, 2020. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Commerce Bancshares, whose current dividend payout is $0.27, has an ex-dividend date set at December 1, 2020. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 1.73% at current price levels.
What Is An Ex-Dividend Date?
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.
Understanding Commerce Bancshares's Dividend Performance
Over the past year, Commerce Bancshares has experienced an overall upward trend regarding its dividend payouts and yields. Last year on December 2, 2019 the company's payout was $0.26, which has since grown by $0.01. Similarly, Commerce Bancshares's dividend yield in last year was 1.62%, which has since grown by 0.11%.
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.
Click here to find details on Commerce Bancshares's previous dividends.
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