AMTEK, Inc. (AME) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 05, 2012

By NASDAQ.com News,  December 03, 2012, 09:00:04 AM EDT

AMTEK, Inc. ( AME ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 05, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.06 per share scheduled for December 21, 2012. Shareholders who purchased AME stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. At the current stock price of $37.33, the dividend yield is .64%.

The previous trading day's last sale of AME was $37.33, representing a -0.19% decrease from the 52 week high of $37.40 and a 42.04% increase over the 52 week low of $26.28.

AME is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as National-Oilwell, Inc. ( NOV ) and Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ). AME's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.81. Zacks Investment Research reports AME's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 18.64%, compared to an industry average of -1.8%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AME Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to AME through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have AME as a top-10 holding:

  • PowerShares Global Nuclear Portfolio ( PKN )
  • SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P MidCap 400 Growt ( MDYG )
  • iShares S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth Index Fund ( IJK )
  • MidCap SPDR Trust Series I ( MDY )
  • iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund ( IJH ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is IJK with an increase of 7.14% over the last 100 days. PKN has the highest percent weighting of AME at 2.58%.




The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.


This article appears in: News Headlines, Stocks

Referenced Stocks: AME, IJH, IJK, MDY, MDYG, NOV, PCP, PKN



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