On November 3, 2020, First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) declared a dividend payable on December 15, 2020 to its shareholders. First American Financial also announced that shareholders on the company's books on or before December 8, 2020 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. First American Financial has an ex-dividend date set for for December 7, 2020. The company's current dividend payout is $0.46, which equates to a dividend yield of 4.01% at current price levels. The Significance Of Ex-Dividend Dates
An ex-dividend date is when a company's shares stop trading with its current dividend payout in preparation for the company to announce a new one. 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. First American Financial's Dividend Payouts And Yields
Over the past year, First American Financial has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (December 6, 2019), the company's payout sat at $0.42, which has since increased by $0.04. First American Financial's dividend yield last year was 2.72%, which has since grown by 1.29%.
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.
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