Benzinga | Dec 30, 2020 10:21AM EST

Ex-Dividend Date Insight: Ingredion

On December 11, 2020, Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on January 28, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 2 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for Ingredion is set for December 31, 2020. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.64, equating to a dividend yield of 3.16% at current price levels.

What Is An Ex-Dividend Date?

Ex-dividend dates signal when company shares cease to trade with their current dividend payouts. There is a small intermission period before companies announce new dividends. 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. Most ex-dividend dates operate on a quarterly basis.

Ingredion's Dividend Payouts And Yields

Over the past year, Ingredion has seen its dividend payouts and yields climb upward overall. Last year (December 31, 2019), the company's payout sat at $0.63, which has since increased by $0.01. Ingredion's dividend yield last year was 2.7%, which has since grown by 0.46%.

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 Ingredion's previous dividends.