American Vanguard Corporation ( AVD ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 21, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.01 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 06, 2017. Shareholders who purchased AVD prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that AVD has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $ 19.05, the dividend yield is .21%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of AVD was $ 19.05, representing a -4.75% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 20 and a 97.82% increase over the 52 week low of $ 9.63.
AVD is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Monsanto Company ( MON ) and Syngenta AG ( SYT ). AVD’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ .41. Zacks Investment Research reports AVD’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 90.22%, compared to an industry average of 2.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AVD Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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