Credit: Shutterstock photoDupont Fabros Technology, Inc. ( DFT ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 26, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.2 per share scheduled for January 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased DFT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 33.33% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $23.96, the dividend yield is 3.34%.
The previous trading day's last sale of DFT was $23.96, representing a -17.38% decrease from the 52 week high of $29 and a 23.95% increase over the 52 week low of $19.33.
DFT is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as CBRE Group, Inc. ( CBG ) and Realogy Holdings Corp. ( RLGY ). DFT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.42. Zacks Investment Research reports DFT's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -6.66%, compared to an industry average of 3.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the DFT Dividend History page.
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