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What are stock dividends and yields?

Posted at: 2014-12-05 
That's the dividend amount divided by the stock price. It tells you what percentage of your purchase price the company will return to you in dividends.

A dividend is a portion of the company`s annual earnings paid to shareholders, an amount decided by the board.

Yield is an amount expressed as a percentage of the current or purchase share price.