Credit: Shutterstock photoGenuine Parts Company ( GPC ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 02, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.615 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 04, 2016. Shareholders who purchased GPC prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that GPC has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $90.63, the dividend yield is 2.71%.
The previous trading day's last sale of GPC was $90.63, representing a -16.85% decrease from the 52 week high of $109 and a 15.07% increase over the 52 week low of $78.76.
GPC is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as CarMax Inc ( KMX ) and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ( GT ). GPC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.64. Zacks Investment Research reports GPC's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as -.65%, compared to an industry average of 4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the GPC Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to GPC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have GPC as a top-10 holding:
- ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF ( NOBL ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is NOBL with an increase of 1.11% over the last 100 days.
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