Dividend Yield
The annual dividend payment divided by the stock price, expressed as a percentage — showing the income return from owning a stock.
Explained Simply
A stock trading at $100 with a $3 annual dividend has a 3% dividend yield. Dividend yield changes when either the dividend or the stock price changes. A rising dividend yield can be bullish (company increasing payouts) or a warning (stock price falling faster than dividends). Dividend aristocrats — companies that have increased dividends for 25+ consecutive years — are prized for income stability. High-yield stocks (>5%) may indicate financial stress if the payout ratio is unsustainable.
How Tradewink Uses Dividend Yield
Dividend yield is factored into the AI's total return calculations for position-trade signals. The AI also monitors ex-dividend dates to avoid entering short positions right before a dividend payment (which would require paying the dividend). Dividend stability is used as a quality filter — companies with consistent or growing dividends score higher in the fundamental analysis layer.
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