Credit: Shutterstock photoHillenbrand Inc ( HI ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 15, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.207 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 29, 2017. Shareholders who purchased HI prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 0.98% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $44.75, the dividend yield is 1.85%.
The previous trading day's last sale of HI was $44.75, representing a -3.76% decrease from the 52 week high of $46.50 and a 29.15% increase over the 52 week low of $34.65.
HI is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as Brady Corporation ( BRC ) and Daktronics, Inc. ( DAKT ). HI's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.98. Zacks Investment Research reports HI's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 5.92%, compared to an industry average of 3.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the HI Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to HI through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have HI as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares S&P SmallCap Industrials Portfolio ( PSCI ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSCI with an increase of 11.85% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of HI at 1.87%.
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