Today I’m watching HI (Hillenbrand Inc.). Remember I bought it for 21.26 a share, the price is going up. The dividend EX date is Monday, March 15 and it pays .18 a share. It would make a nice little profit if I sold it now, but I’d miss the dividend payment if I sell today. Watching it and deciding what to do.
I’m, also, checking out other stocks that will be paying dividends next week. Typically, the stocks will go up before a dividend payment, then drop back down after the EX date. I’m using the The Streets Dividend Calender to find the stocks that are paying the dividends next week. Always go to your Scottrade or your main account that is giving real time updates to check out the information. Right now I have Scottrade open in a window, The Street and Yahoo Finance and of course our ScottradeAccount. These are my favorite 3 places to get stock information.
UPDATE – 11:53AM Sometimes I have no reason why I buy certain stocks, this morning ARNA (Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) caught my attention. I bought at 3.04 a share, they do not pay dividends but just seemed like a good deal to me. Though I do have good luck with the pharmaceutical stocks and tend to like them and enjoy studying new products they are developing.
