Cato Corporation ( CATO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 09, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.33 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 28, 2018. Shareholders who purchased CATO prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 8th quarter that CATO has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of CATO was $12.52, representing a -46.27% decrease from the 52 week high of $23.30 and a 16.36% increase over the 52 week low of $10.76.
CATO is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as TJX Companies, Inc. ( TJX ) and Ross Stores, Inc. ( ROST ). CATO's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.45. Zacks Investment Research reports CATO's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -79.65%, compared to an industry average of 4.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CATO Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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