First Defiance Financial Corp. ( FDEF ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 29, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 07, 2013. Shareholders who purchased FDEF stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 100% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $22.79, the dividend yield is 1.76%.
The previous trading day's last sale of FDEF was $22.79, representing a -4.04% decrease from the 52 week high of $23.75 and a 44.69% increase over the 52 week low of $15.75.
FDEF is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as HSBC Holdings plc ( HBC ) and People's United Financial, Inc. ( PBCT ). FDEF's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.93. Zacks Investment Research reports FDEF's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 18.51%, compared to an industry average of -2.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FDEF Dividend History page.
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