Armour Residential R (ARR) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 12, 2012

By NASDAQ.com News,  December 10, 2012, 09:00:04 AM EDT

Armour Residential R ( ARR ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 12, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.09 per share scheduled for December 28, 2012. Shareholders who purchased ARR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that ARR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $6.98, the dividend yield is 15.47%.

The previous trading day's last sale of ARR was $6.98, representing a -12.53% decrease from the 52 week high of $7.98 and a 22.46% increase over the 52 week low of $5.70.

ARR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). ARR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.87. Zacks Investment Research reports ARR's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 880%, compared to an industry average of -5.6%.

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

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

  • iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index Fund ( REM )
  • Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF (SLVY).

The top-performing ETF of this group is SLVY with an increase of 4.65% over the last 100 days. REM has the highest percent weighting of ARR at 3.8%.




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: AMT, ARR, REM, SPG



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