Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 14, 2012

By NASDAQ.com News December 12, 2012, 09:00:04 AM EDT

Choice Hotels International, Inc. ( CHH ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 14, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.185 per share scheduled for December 27, 2012. Shareholders who purchased CHH stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. At the current stock price of $32.33, the dividend yield is 2.29%.

The previous trading day's last sale of CHH was $32.33, representing a -27.33% decrease from the 52 week high of $44.49 and a 6.35% increase over the 52 week low of $30.40.

CHH is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Las Vegas Sands Corp. ( LVS ) and Marriot International ( MAR ). CHH's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.07. Zacks Investment Research reports CHH's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 6.22%, compared to an industry average of 15.2%.

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

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

  • PowerShares Dynamic MagniQuant ( PIQ ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is PIQ with an increase of 1.43% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of CHH at 0.54%.




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.


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Referenced Stocks: CHH, LVS, MAR, PIQ



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