Credit: Shutterstock photoGold Fields Limited ( GFI ) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 07, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.024 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 21, 2017. Shareholders who purchased GFI prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -33.33% decrease from the prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of GFI was $4.67, representing a -18.78% decrease from the 52 week high of $5.75 and a 79.62% increase over the 52 week low of $2.60.
GFI is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as BHP Billiton Limited ( BHP ) and Rio Tinto Plc ( RIO ). Zacks Investment Research reports GFI's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as -58.33%, compared to an industry average of -2.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the GFI Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to GFI through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have GFI as a top-10 holding:
- VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF ( GDXJ )
- iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF ( RING )
- PowerShares Global Gold & Precious Metals Portfolio ( PSAU ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSAU with an increase of 2.63% over the last 100 days. GDXJ has the highest percent weighting of GFI at 4.59%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.