"joetaxpayer" <joetaxpayer[at]nospam.com> wrote
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Little caveat for the newbie finance.yahoo users: The
dividend yield
shown can be highly misleading. This is especially so for
stocks that do not pay dividends four times a year. For
example, AIB. It has been paying a dividend twice a year for
some time now, with about 2/3rds paid in the first part of
the year and 1/3 paid in the second part. finance.yahoo's
summary page misleadingly just doubles the most recent
dividend.

Re dividends and splits: I agree with Joetaxpayer. I wonder
if the problem is that "Tex Shalter" was using
finance.yahoo's historical prices page and did not realize
that the dividends shown have already taken into account
splits.

It's best to go to a company's web site and just search for
dividend history.

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PeterL wrote:

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I think you're confusing 'dividend' and 'yield'.

-Will

william dot trice at ngc dot com

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PeterL wrote:

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Well, no. Motorola, for example, shows a 20 cent per year dividend. The
fact that yahoo will do the math for you and say it's 2.1% of the
current price means little.

A $50 stock, upon splitting, may adjust it's dividend from $1 to 50
cents, or announce a bit of increase, and make it 55 or 60. But to jump
it (back) to $1/share after split, I've not seen.

Joe

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On Jun 2, 1:05*pm, "tex shalter" <a...[at]invalid.com> wrote:
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Aren't dividends usually calculated as a percentage of stock price?

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tex shalter wrote:
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Please cite at least two examples where a stock with a significant (more
than 2%, say) dividend, kept the dollar value of the dividend the same
after the split, thus doubling the yield upon splitting. I think what
you suggest is the exception, not the rule.
Joe

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Unless it pays dividend - they usually double

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On Jun 2, 5:22*am, vikas <123.vi...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
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The answer is you don't benefit financially.

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On Jun 2, 7:22*am, vikas <123.vi...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
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In the United States, this is called a "stock split." While it is true
that you don't benefit immediately because the value of your holdings
doesn't change with the split, it may be that the stock is more
affordable after the split, so trading volume goes up, increasing the
potential for future gains in value. For example, if the stock is
traded in lots of 100 shares, at 100 Rs, a potential buyer must be
willing to invest 10,000 Rs, but if the stock splits, the minimum
investment is reduced to 5,000 Rs.

Dave

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Say a share CMP is 100 Rs and I have 100 share and if it gives bonus
1:1 then i will be having 200 share with market price of 50 Rs . So
my
holding will be the same . So, how am I benfitted ?

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