Benzinga | Jul 14, 2021 10:25AM EDT

Understanding Saul Centers's Ex-Dividend Date

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) declared a dividend payable on July 30, 2021 to its shareholders as of June 25, 2021. It was also announced that shareholders of Saul Centers's stock as of July 16, 2021 are entitled to the dividend. The stock is expected to become ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Saul Centers, whose current dividend payout is $0.55, has an ex-dividend date set at July 15, 2021. The payout equates to a dividend yield of 4.81% at current price levels.

What Is An Ex-Dividend Date?

An ex-dividend date signals when a company's shares cease to trade with its current dividend payout. There is a small intermission period before the company announces a new dividend. 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.

Saul Centers's Dividend Performance

Over the past year, Saul Centers has experienced an overall upward trend regarding its dividend payouts and a downward trend regarding its yields. Last year on July 16, 2020 the company's payout was $0.53, which has since grown by $0.02. Saul Centers's dividend yield last year was 6.39%, which has since decreased by 1.58%.

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 Saul Centers's previous dividends.