dividend yield

  • 1dividend yield — The dividend divided by the current share price, expressed as a percentage. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …

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  • 2Dividend yield — The dividend yield or the dividend price ratio on a company stock is the company s total annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, or the dividend per share, divided by the price per share. It is often expressed as a… …

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  • 3dividend yield — Funds: indicated yield represents return on a share of a mutual fund held over the past 12 months. Assumes fund was purchased a year ago. Reflects effect of sales charges (at current rates), but not redemption charges. Bloomberg Financial… …

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  • 4Dividend Yield — A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a stock. Dividend yield is calculated as follows …

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  • 5dividend yield — See: dividend …

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  • 6dividend yield — See dividend …

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  • 7dividend yield — /ˈdɪvədɛnd jild/ (say divuhdend yeeld) noun Stock Exchange the dividend shown as a percentage of the last sale price …

  • 8dividend yield — / dɪvɪdend ji:ld/ noun a dividend expressed as a percentage of the current market price of a share …

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  • 9Dividend yield (Funds) — Indicated yield represents return on a share of a mutual fund held over the past 12 months. Assumes fund was purchased 1 year ago. Reflects effect of sales charges (at current rates), but not redemption charges. The New York Times Financial… …

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  • 10Dividend yield (Stocks) — Indicated yield represents annual dividends divided by current stock price. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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