Amphenol Corporation ( APH ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 15, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.19 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 10, 2018. Shareholders who purchased APH prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 18.75% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $89.5, the dividend yield is .85%.
The previous trading day's last sale of APH was $89.5, representing a -1.93% decrease from the 52 week high of $91.26 and a 35.61% increase over the 52 week low of $66.
APH is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as ABB Ltd ( ABB ) and Flex Ltd. ( FLEX ). APH's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.14. Zacks Investment Research reports APH's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 17.95%, compared to an industry average of 19.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the APH Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to APH through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have APH as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares Dynamic Networking ( PXQ )
- PowerShares DWA Technology Momenum Portfolio ( PTF )
- SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF ( XTH )
- Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF ( VOT )
- Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF ( FLQM ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is FLQM with an increase of 7.2% over the last 100 days. PXQ has the highest percent weighting of APH at 5%.
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