Corporate actions are events initiated by a public company that affect the securities issued by the company. Typical corporate actions for equity securities are dividends or stock splits.
To check the latest corporate actions for a company’s stock, select the Corporate Actions menu option under Company Data.
Dividends
The Dividends section shows the history of Dividend Per Share (DPS) payments. The total amount of dividends paid by the company for a given reporting period is available in the income statement.
The distribution of dividends affects the calculation of Total Shareholder Return (TSR), a measure of the stock performance that combines share price appreciation and dividends.
Stock splits
The Stock Splits section shows the history of stock splits and reverse stock splits.
Stock splits that increase the number of shares appear with an adjustment factor greater than 1 (see for instance Nike Inc). Reverse stock splits that reduce the number of shares appear with an adjustment factor lower than 1 (see for instance Alcoa Inc).
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