Credit: Shutterstock photoExtra Space Storage Inc ( EXR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.25 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2013. Shareholders who purchased EXR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 25% increase over the same period a year ago.
The previous trading day's last sale of EXR was $39.21, representing a -4.3% decrease from the 52 week high of $40.97 and a 49.71% increase over the 52 week low of $26.19.
EXR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). EXR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.14. Zacks Investment Research reports EXR's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 15.91%, compared to an industry average of 6.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the EXR Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to EXR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have EXR as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II PowerShares S&P Smal ( PSCF )
- SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 G ( SLYG )
- iShares Small Cap 600/BARRA Growth Index Fund ( IJT )
- SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF (based on S&P SmallCap Value ( SLYV )
- iShares Small Cap 600/BARRA Value Index Fund ( IJS ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IJT with an increase of 12.63% over the last 100 days. PSCF has the highest percent weighting of EXR at 3.39%.
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