Credit: Shutterstock photoAmpco-Pittsburgh Corporation ( AP ) has announced an ex-dividend date of January 11, 2013 and a cash dividend payment of $0.18 per share scheduled for January 31, 2013. Shareholders who purchased AP stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 20th quarter that AP has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of AP was $19.72, representing a -17.11% decrease from the 52 week high of $23.79 and a 29.74% increase over the 52 week low of $15.20.
AP is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as Flowserve Corporation ( FLS ) and Xylem Inc. ( XYL ). AP's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.66. Zacks Investment Research reports AP's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -67.32%, compared to an industry average of -4.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AP Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to AP through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have AP as a top-10 holding:
- iShares MSCI Philippines Investable Market Index Fund ( EPHE ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is EPHE with an increase of 20.41% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of AP at 3.75%.
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