Main Street Capital Corporation ( MAIN ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 28, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.18 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 15, 2016. Shareholders who purchased MAIN prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that MAIN has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $30.2, the dividend yield is 7.15%.
The previous trading day's last sale of MAIN was $30.2, representing a -8.9% decrease from the 52 week high of $33.15 and a 15.8% increase over the 52 week low of $26.08.
MAIN's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.49. Zacks Investment Research reports MAIN's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as -.84%, compared to an industry average of 6.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MAIN Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to MAIN through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have MAIN as a top-10 holding:
- Market Vectors BDC Income ETF ( BIZD ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is BIZD with an decrease of -2.31% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of MAIN at 5.3%.
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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.
