Last Chance – 5 Dividend Stocks You Must Buy This Week to Get Paid in August
The article says five NASDAQ dividend stocks have an August 10 ex-dividend date, so investors must buy by the close of Friday, August 7 to receive August payments. It lists CARE, BWFG, CBNK, GABC, and ASTE with quarterly dividends, yields, payment dates, and trailing EPS coverage. It also notes Astec cut FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance and missed Q2 estimates.
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
For traders, the main decision is short-horizon positioning around the ex-date. The only fundamental divergence highlighted is ASTE’s guidance cut and Q2 miss, while the banks are presented as having comfortable trailing EPS coverage.
Market read
This is a dividend-calendar-driven setup for short-term income trading, with ASTE standing out due to weaker guidance/miss details.
What to watch
The article emphasizes trailing EPS coverage, but traders may need to consider forward earnings risk, liquidity/spreads, and whether the dividend amount is already priced in ahead of the ex-date.
Background
The article frames a narrow window for dividend eligibility, stating all five stocks share an August 10 ex-dividend date and that Friday August 7 close is the practical deadline.
Ticker impact
Astec Industries is listed with an August 10 ex-dividend date and notes its FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance cut and Q2 2026 miss.
Near-term trading may skew down into the ex-date if guidance cut concerns dominate, with dividend-capture flows limited by the low yield.
The text ties ASTE to a guidance cut and an earnings miss plus a stretched trailing P/E, which can outweigh mechanical dividend eligibility effects.
Bankwell Financial Group is listed with an August 10 ex-dividend date and a $0.20 quarterly dividend with stated EPS coverage.
Expect modest, eligibility-driven demand before the buy-by deadline, with limited downside from the dividend amount itself.
The article provides the ex-date, dividend amount, and coverage framing, which directly informs short-horizon positioning around the ex-date.
Capital Bancorp is listed with an August 10 ex-dividend date and a raised quarterly dividend from $0.12 to $0.14.
Likely mild positive drift into the buy-by deadline as income buyers target the higher payout.
The dividend increase is a concrete supportive detail, but the article does not provide a new earnings or guidance catalyst beyond eligibility mechanics.
Carter Bankshares is listed with an August 10 ex-dividend date and $0.10 quarterly dividend, plus notes Q2 2026 earnings growth.
Potentially steadier price action into the deadline versus peers if investors weight the reported earnings growth.
The article links CARE to both dividend timing and a large YoY earnings growth figure, but it is still framed as a dividend-capture list rather than a fresh market-moving event.
German American Bancorp is listed with an August 10 ex-dividend date and $0.31 quarterly dividend, with trailing EPS coverage cited as comfortable.
Near-term demand may concentrate before the buy-by deadline, with typical ex-date price adjustment afterward.
The article explicitly states the buy-by deadline and provides dividend and coverage figures that traders can use for short-horizon planning.
Market effects
Creates short-term, mechanical demand for small-cap regional bank dividend payers and one industrial, but does not signal sector fundamentals.
Primarily US-focused retail/income flows into NASDAQ-listed dividend payers.
Low, as the story is dividend calendar and company-specific coverage commentary rather than macro or cross-border catalysts.
Counterpoint
Dividend-capture trades may underperform if the ex-date price drop plus spread/fees outweigh the dividend, especially for ASTE where the article flags weaker guidance.
Key entities
- companyGerman American Bancorp
NASDAQ-listed dividend payer with an August 10 ex-dividend date and cited trailing EPS coverage.
- companyBankwell Financial Group
NASDAQ-listed dividend payer with an August 10 ex-dividend date and cited EPS coverage.
- companyCapital Bancorp
NASDAQ-listed dividend payer that raised its quarterly dividend and shares the August 10 ex-dividend date.
- companyCarter Bankshares
NASDAQ-listed dividend payer with an August 10 ex-dividend date and cited earnings growth.
- companyAstec Industries
NASDAQ-listed industrial dividend payer with the same August 10 ex-dividend date, but the article flags guidance cut and a Q2 miss.
