Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ( POT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 10, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 02, 2017. Shareholders who purchased POT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -73.68% decrease from prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day’s last sale of POT was $ 18.46, representing a -7.14% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 19.88 and a 26.09% increase over the 52 week low of $ 14.64.
POT is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Monsanto Company ( MON ) and Syngenta AG ( SYT ). POT’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ .57. Zacks Investment Research reports POT’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -66.67%, compared to an industry average of -19.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the POT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to POT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have POT as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio ( PAGG )
- SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF ( GNR )
- VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF ( HAP ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is GNR with an increase of 7.41% over the last 100 days. PAGG has the highest percent weighting of POT at 7.8%.
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