Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for October 07, 2016

By | October 7, 2016

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ( POT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on October 07, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 02, 2016. Shareholders who purchased POT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -60% decrease from the prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $ 16.27, the dividend yield is 2.46%.

The previous trading day’s last sale of POT was $ 16.27, representing a -27.27% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 22.37 and a 11.13% 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 $ .81. Zacks Investment Research reports POT’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -64.06%, compared to an industry average of -24.2%.

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 )
  • VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF ( HAP ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is HAP with an increase of 7.62% over the last 100 days. PAGG has the highest percent weighting of POT at 7.42%.

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