Agrium Inc. ( AGU ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 28, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.875 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 19, 2017. Shareholders who purchased AGU prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 7th quarter that AGU has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $ 100.7, the dividend yield is 3.48%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of AGU was $ 100.7, representing a -8.23% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 109.73 and a 25.97% increase over the 52 week low of $ 79.94.
AGU is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Monsanto Company ( MON ) and Syngenta AG ( SYT ). AGU’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ 5.27. Zacks Investment Research reports AGU’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -30.51%, compared to an industry average of -19%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AGU Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to AGU through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have AGU as a top-10 holding:
- VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF ( HAP ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is HAP with an increase of 2.88% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of AGU at 1.62%.
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