I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. I receive dividends from a bunch of companies, and, with almost no exceptions, the stock prices drops by almost

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. I receive dividends from a bunch of companies, and, with almost no exceptions, the stock prices drops by almost exactly the dividend value on the ex-dividend date. Maybe what you are suggesting is that a company with no history of issuing dividends, that starts to issue dividends, will see an increase in the stock price?