Choice Hotels International, Inc. ( CHH ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 31, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.215 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 17, 2019. Shareholders who purchased CHH prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 9th quarter that CHH has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $70.88, the dividend yield is 1.21%.
The previous trading day's last sale of CHH was $70.88, representing a -16.95% decrease from the 52 week high of $85.35 and a 6.25% increase over the 52 week low of $66.71.
CHH is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Las Vegas Sands Corp. ( LVS ) and Marriott International ( MAR ). CHH's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.14. Zacks Investment Research reports CHH's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 33.83%, compared to an industry average of 22.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CHH Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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