Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. ( APD ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 31, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $1.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 11, 2019. Shareholders who purchased APD prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that APD has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $159.75, the dividend yield is 2.75%.
The previous trading day's last sale of APD was $159.75, representing a -8.8% decrease from the 52 week high of $175.17 and a 7.62% increase over the 52 week low of $148.44.
APD is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as DowDuPont Inc. ( DWDP ) and Linde plc ( LIN ). APD's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $6.79. Zacks Investment Research reports APD's forecasted earnings growth in 2019 as 9.71%, compared to an industry average of 10.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the APD Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to APD through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have APD as a top-10 holding:
- iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF ( IYM )
- Materials Select Sector SPDR ( XLB )
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF ( RTM )
- Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF ( FMAT )
- Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum ETF ( PYZ ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is RTM with an decrease of -14.68% over the last 100 days. IYM has the highest percent weighting of APD at 6.22%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.