Simple Definition

Dividends are when companies earn and they decide to give a portion of their earnings to the investors
Portion of cash payments that a corporation gives to its shareholders

Dividends can be issued as

  • cash
  • stocks

Dividends: Definition in Stocks and How Payments Work

No legal requirement for a company to pay dividends
Paying dividends is either for

  • to help maintain investors’ trust

The company's management and Board of Directors

  • decides how the dividends will be used
  • decides the amount of dividend to be payed

Dividend Payments predict....