Credit: Shutterstock photoDigital Realty Trust, Inc. ( DLR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 14, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.93 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 12, 2018. Shareholders who purchased DLR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that DLR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $114.9, the dividend yield is 3.24%.
The previous trading day's last sale of DLR was $114.9, representing a -9.69% decrease from the 52 week high of $127.23 and a 23.03% increase over the 52 week low of $93.39.
DLR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ) and Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ). DLR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.24. Zacks Investment Research reports DLR's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 6.59%, compared to an industry average of -.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the DLR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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