Kimco Realty Corporation ( KIM ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 28, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.21 per share scheduled for January 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased KIM stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 10.53% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $19.5, the dividend yield is 4.31%.
The previous trading day's last sale of KIM was $19.5, representing a -7.84% decrease from the 52 week high of $21.16 and a 20.3% increase over the 52 week low of $16.21.
KIM is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). KIM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.36. Zacks Investment Research reports KIM's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 3.52%, compared to an industry average of 1.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KIM Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to KIM through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KIM as a top-10 holding:
- iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Index Fund ( RTL )
- PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund ( PSR )
- WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund ( DON ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is DON with an increase of 4.37% over the last 100 days. RTL has the highest percent weighting of KIM at 7.19%.
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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.