Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc ( AHT ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.11 per share scheduled for January 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased AHT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that AHT has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $10.44, the dividend yield is 4.21%.
The previous trading day's last sale of AHT was $10.44, representing a -1.74% decrease from the 52 week high of $10.63 and a 42.43% increase over the 52 week low of $7.33.
AHT is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). AHT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$1.27. Zacks Investment Research reports AHT's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -20.7%, compared to an industry average of 3.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AHT Dividend History page.
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