Dividend
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Dividend Filter (Dividend)
Find high dividend stocks, by dividend per share, in real time, with Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts (Scanner) and Top Lists (Screeners). Dividends are the part of a company's profits paid out to shareholders. The Dividend filter screens by the dollar amount per share.
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Seeing a dividend stock start to move as it happens helps active traders. The Dividend filter value changes once a day, so Streaming Alerts apply it the moment each alert fires: you see only the stocks that pass it, while they are moving.
How Trade Ideas finds it: set the minimum value to 3 to see only stocks where the dividend is at least $3 per share. See Trade Ideas plans and pricing to run it live.
How the Dividend filter works
Dividends represent a portion of a company's profits that are distributed to its shareholders as a reward for their investment in the company. When a company generates earnings, it can choose to reinvest them in the business for growth or distribute them to shareholders in the form of dividends.
Most cash dividends are paid out on a quarterly basis, meaning that shareholders receive dividend payments every three months. However, some companies may pay dividends annually, semi-annually, or even monthly, depending on their dividend policy and financial situation.
This dividend value represents the last dividend paid out by the company. It indicates the amount of dividend per share that was distributed to shareholders in the most recent dividend payment.
Dividend filter settings
Settings
Configuring the "Dividend" filter is simple and can be done within the Window Specific Filters Tab of the Configuration Window in your Alert or Top List (Screener) window.
Here's how to set up the filter in your configuration window:
- Set the minimum value to 3 to see only stocks where the dividend is at least $3 per share.
Using the Dividend Filter
The "Dividend" filter can be used in various trading strategies, including:
- Dividend Growth Investing: Investors focus on companies with a history of consistently increasing their dividend payments over time. By investing in dividend growth stocks, investors aim to benefit from both increasing income streams and potential capital appreciation as the company's dividends grow. Dividend growth investing often involves a long-term approach, emphasizing the compounding effect of reinvested dividends.
- Dividend Capture Strategy: Traders aim to capture dividend payments by buying shares of a stock just before its ex-dividend date and selling shortly afterward. The ex-dividend date is the date on which the stock trades without the dividend, meaning investors who purchase shares on or after this date are not entitled to the upcoming dividend payment. Traders seek to profit from the price increase leading up to the ex-dividend date and then exit the position to avoid holding through the dividend payment.
- Dividend Yield Strategy: This strategy involves selecting stocks with high dividend yields relative to their share prices. Investors seek to generate income by holding dividend-paying stocks that offer attractive yields compared to other investment options, such as bonds or savings accounts. Dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend per share by the stock price.
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FAQ
Which stocks pay the highest dividends?
Add the Dividend filter (Dividend) to a Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts or Top List (Screener) window. Set the minimum value to 3 to see only stocks where the dividend is at least $3 per share.
What is the Dividend filter?
Dividends are the part of a company's profits paid out to shareholders. The Dividend filter screens by the dollar amount per share.
How do I screen for dividend stocks?
Use the Dividend filter (Dividend) in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts and Top Lists to find high dividend stocks, by dividend per share. Dividends are the part of a company's profits paid out to shareholders.