Credit: Shutterstock photoEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc. ( ESRT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.105 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2018. Shareholders who purchased ESRT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 8th quarter that ESRT has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of ESRT was $16.84, representing a -22.47% decrease from the 52 week high of $21.72 and a 1.63% increase over the 52 week low of $16.57.
ESRT is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ) and Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ). ESRT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.39. Zacks Investment Research reports ESRT's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -2.86%, compared to an industry average of 1.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ESRT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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