Agrium Inc. ( AGU ) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 28, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.875 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 20, 2016. Shareholders who purchased AGU prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that AGU has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $ 90.34, the dividend yield is 3.87%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of AGU was $ 90.34, representing a -9.88% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 100.24 and a 13.01% 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 $ 6.28. Zacks Investment Research reports AGU’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -26.23%, compared to an industry average of -22.5%.
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.
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