Credit: Shutterstock photoGlobal Power Equipment Group Inc ( GLPW ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.09 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2013. Shareholders who purchased GLPW stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that GLPW has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of GLPW was $18.43, representing a -36.4% decrease from the 52 week high of $28.98 and a 36.01% increase over the 52 week low of $13.55.
GLPW is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as National Oilwel Varcol, Inc. ( NOV ) and Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ). GLPW's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.03. Zacks Investment Research reports GLPW's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 29.41%, compared to an industry average of -33.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the GLPW Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to GLPW through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have GLPW as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares Dynamic Build & Construction ( PKB ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PKB with an increase of 24.19% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of GLPW at 3.19%.
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