Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 20, 2013

By NASDAQ.com News,  February 15, 2013, 09:00:04 AM EDT

Minerals Technologies Inc. ( MTX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 20, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.05 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 13, 2013. Shareholders who purchased MTX stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 37th quarter that MTX has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of MTX was $41.97, representing a -3.03% decrease from the 52 week high of $43.28 and a 37.88% increase over the 52 week low of $30.44.

MTX is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ( DD ) and Dow Chemical Company ( DOW ). MTX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.09. Zacks Investment Research reports MTX's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 8.28%, compared to an industry average of 5.8%.

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

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

  • MSCI Germany Small Cap Index Fund (EWGS)
  • iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap ( SCZ )
  • iShares FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North America Index Fund ( IFSM )
  • PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small-Mid Port ( PDN ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is EWGS with an increase of 32.21% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of MTX at 5.18%.




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: DD, DOW, IFSM, MTX, PDN, SCZ



Latest News Video

Police Killed Hofstra Student, Authorities Say
Police Killed Hofstra Student, Auth...
Pakistanis Head Back to Polls
Pakistanis Head Back to Polls       
Assad Sees Little Chance Peace Talks Will Succeed
Assad Sees Little Chance Peace Talk...


Sign-in
Existing NASDAQ.com member? Log in here.

By signing into to the site using any of the third-party services above, you agree to NASDAQ.com's Terms of Use.

From Our Trusted News Source





Most Active by Volume:

Company Last Sale Change Net / %
BAC $ 13.43 0.07  0.52%
CSCO $ 24.24 0.35  1.48%
MSFT $ 34.87 0.79  2.32%
F $ 15.08 0.44  3.01%
ARUN $ 13.10 4.51  25.61%
SIRI $ 3.50 0.05  1.45%
GE $ 23.46 0.19  0.82%
S $ 7.32 0.04  0.55%