Credit: Shutterstock photoAshland Inc. ( ASH ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 27, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.39 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 15, 2015. Shareholders who purchased ASH prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that ASH has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $112.31, the dividend yield is 1.39%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ASH was $112.31, representing a -15.16% decrease from the 52 week high of $132.38 and a 15.1% increase over the 52 week low of $97.58.
ASH is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as Clorox Company ( CLX ) and Carlisle Companies Incorporated ( CSL ). ASH's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.46. Zacks Investment Research reports ASH's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 5.17%, compared to an industry average of 3.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ASH Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to ASH through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ASH as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is FIW with an decrease of -0.16% over the last 100 days. PYZ has the highest percent weighting of ASH at 5.85%.
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