Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. ( FDP ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 14, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.15 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 09, 2016. Shareholders who purchased FDP prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 20% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $ 61.23, the dividend yield is .98%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of FDP was $ 61.23, representing a -7.59% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 66.26 and a 66.93% increase over the 52 week low of $ 36.68.
FDP is a part of the Consumer Non-Durables sector, which includes companies such as Philip Morris International Inc ( PM ) and Altria Group ( MO ). FDP’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ 2.72. Zacks Investment Research reports FDP’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 69.48%, compared to an industry average of 22.6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FDP Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to FDP through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FDP as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio ( PSL ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSL with an decrease of -7.69% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FDP at 2.84%.
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