Credit: Shutterstock photoFresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. ( FDP ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 06, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.15 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2018. Shareholders who purchased FDP prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 7th quarter that FDP has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of FDP was $47.29, representing a -23.7% decrease from the 52 week high of $61.98 and a 9.93% increase over the 52 week low of $43.02.
FDP is a part of the Consumer Non-Durables sector, which includes companies such as Philip Morris International Inc ( PM ) and British American Tobacco p.l.c. ( BTI ). FDP's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.36.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FDP Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to FDP through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FDP as a top-10 holding:
- Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF ( VDC ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is VDC with an increase of 0.05% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FDP at 0.12%.
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