Credit: Shutterstock photoFederal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ( AGM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 12, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.14 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AGM stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 16.67% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $31.65, the dividend yield is 1.77%.
The previous trading day's last sale of AGM was $31.65, representing a -13.92% decrease from the 52 week high of $36.77 and a 19.98% increase over the 52 week low of $26.38.
AGM is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Encore Capital Group Inc ( ECPG ) and Nicholas Financial, Inc. ( NICK ). AGM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.03. Zacks Investment Research reports AGM's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as -20%, compared to an industry average of 1.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AGM Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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