C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ( CHRW ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 05, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 28, 2013. Shareholders who purchased CHRW stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that CHRW has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $57.04, the dividend yield is 2.45%.
The previous trading day's last sale of CHRW was $57.04, representing a -16.03% decrease from the 52 week high of $67.93 and a 12.26% increase over the 52 week low of $50.81.
CHRW is a part of the Transportation sector, which includes companies such as Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ( EXPD ) and Genesis Energy, L.P. ( GEL ). CHRW's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.65. Zacks Investment Research reports CHRW's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 5.62%, compared to an industry average of 6.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CHRW Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to CHRW through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have CHRW as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund ( IYT )
- Market Vectors Wide Moat ETF ( MOAT )
- SPDR S&P Transportation ETF ( XTN )
- PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio ( SPHQ ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IYT with an increase of 22.04% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of CHRW at 5.26%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
