Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 10/14/2016

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Friday, October 14th:

Argan (NYSE: AGX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share, or $2.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on October 28, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 18, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 14, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 5.2 percent.
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) declared a semi-annual dividend of $1.21 per share, or $2.42 annualized. This is a 10% increase from the prior dividend of $1.10. The dividend will be payable on November 15, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 18, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 14, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, or $0.52 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on October 18, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of October 14, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.2 percent. The Company will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, January 6, 2017, in the Madison Room of the Four Seasons Hotel, 75 Fourteenth Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.... Read more