Taubman Centers. To Trade Ex-Dividend Tomorrow ($TCO)

In order to collect the Taubman Centers. dividend, shares must be owned before and through December 15, 2011.

   Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE:TCO)
   Yield: 2.96%
   Dividend Amount: $0.45

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC., a real estate investment trust, is the managing general partner of, and owns an interest in, The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG). TRG is an operating partnership that engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, development, redevelopment, expansion, financing and refinancing of regional retail shopping centers and interest therein.
Taubman Centers. trades with a market Beta of 1.64.
The current book value per share is -5.97. From a month ago, the stock has decreased in price -2.01%, with a change from a year ago of 26.12%.
With a double digit gain compared to stocks in general, the stock shares did very well as compared to the overall stock market. When comparing to the S&P 500, the year up to date change is 22.66%.

Remember, you must buy a stock at least three business days before the record date (at least one business day before the ex-dividend date) to qualify for a dividend.

I use a proprietary blend of technical analysis, financial crowd behavior, and fundamentals in my short-term trades, and while not totally the same in longer swing trades to investments, the concepts used are similar. Nothing in the article should be considered investment advise, but you may want to use this article as a starting point of your own research with your financial planner.

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