Credit: Shutterstock photoAsta Funding, Inc. ( ASFI ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 20, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share scheduled for December 31, 2012. Shareholders who purchased ASFI stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 300% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $9.53, the dividend yield is 3.36%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ASFI was $9.53, representing a -9.15% decrease from the 52 week high of $10.49 and a 31.99% increase over the 52 week low of $7.22.
ASFI is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Encore Capital Group Inc ( ECPG ) and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ( AGM ). ASFI's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.7.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ASFI Dividend History page.
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