Monsanto Company ( MON ) will begin trading ex-dividend on October 05, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.54 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 28, 2016. Shareholders who purchased MON prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that MON has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $ 102.47, the dividend yield is 2.11%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of MON was $ 102.47, representing a -10.32% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 114.26 and a 22.38% increase over the 52 week low of $ 83.73.
MON is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Syngenta AG ( SYT ) and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ( POT ). MON’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ 2.42. Zacks Investment Research reports MON’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -22.09%, compared to an industry average of -.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MON Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to MON through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have MON as a top-10 holding:
- Materials Select Sector SPDR ( XLB )
- iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF ( IYM )
- PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio ( PAGG )
- VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF ( MOO )
- iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers Fund ( VEGI ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is MOO with an increase of 4.56% over the last 100 days. XLB has the highest percent weighting of MON at 8.21%.
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