If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or after, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend. ... This means anyone who bought the stock on Friday or after would not get the dividend.

Do you get dividend if you sell on ex-dividend date?

What Is Selling Shares Before the Ex-Dividend Date? For owners of a stock, if you sell before the ex-dividend date, also known as the ex-date, you will not receive a dividend from the company. ... If you sell your shares on or after this date, you will still receive the dividend.

Is ex-dividend a good time to buy?

Waiting to purchase the stock until after the dividend payment is a better strategy because it allows you to purchase the stock at a lower price without incurring dividend taxes.