Credit: Shutterstock photoAllegiant Travel Company ( ALGT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 19, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.3 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 04, 2015. Shareholders who purchased ALGT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -88% decrease from the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $186.57, the dividend yield is .64%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ALGT was $186.57, representing a -21.65% decrease from the 52 week high of $238.13 and a 42.38% increase over the 52 week low of $131.04.
ALGT is a part of the Transportation sector, which includes companies such as FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. ( DAL ). ALGT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $9.81. Zacks Investment Research reports ALGT's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as 99%, compared to an industry average of 6.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ALGT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to ALGT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ALGT as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio ( PSCI )
- iShares Enhanced U.S. Small-Cap ( IESM )
- First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ( FYC )
- First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX ( FYX ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is FYC with an decrease of -3.91% over the last 100 days. PSCI has the highest percent weighting of ALGT at 2.38%.
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