The Andersons, Inc. ( ANDE ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 28, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.16 per share scheduled for January 23, 2013. Shareholders who purchased ANDE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 6.67% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $43.7, the dividend yield is 1.46%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ANDE was $43.7, representing a -15.15% decrease from the 52 week high of $51.50 and a 24.29% increase over the 52 week low of $35.16.
ANDE is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Philip Morris International Inc ( PM ) and British American Tobacco Industries, p.l.c. ( BTI ). ANDE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.61. Zacks Investment Research reports ANDE's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -15.07%, compared to an industry average of -3.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ANDE Dividend History page.
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