Credit: Shutterstock photoAtmos Energy Corporation ( ATO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 19, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.42 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 06, 2016. Shareholders who purchased ATO prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that ATO has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $72.76, the dividend yield is 2.31%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ATO was $72.76, representing a -3.12% decrease from the 52 week high of $75.10 and a 43.14% increase over the 52 week low of $50.83.
ATO is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ( UGP ) and Cheniere Energy Partners, LP ( CQP ). ATO's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.16. Zacks Investment Research reports ATO's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 6.04%, compared to an industry average of 6.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ATO Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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