Credit: Shutterstock photoBlack Box Corporation ( BBOX ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 26, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share scheduled for January 11, 2013. Shareholders who purchased BBOX stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that BBOX has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $25.73, the dividend yield is 1.24%.
The previous trading day's last sale of BBOX was $25.73, representing a -19.44% decrease from the 52 week high of $31.94 and a 33.25% increase over the 52 week low of $19.31.
BBOX is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as Cisco Systems, Inc. ( CSCO ) and Juniper Networks, Inc. ( JNPR ). BBOX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$14.71. Zacks Investment Research reports BBOX's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -24.24%, compared to an industry average of -6.6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BBOX Dividend History page.
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