Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. ( APTS ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.145 per share scheduled for January 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased APTS stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 3.57% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $7.86, the dividend yield is 7.38%.
The previous trading day's last sale of APTS was $7.86, representing a -12.37% decrease from the 52 week high of $8.97 and a 39.86% increase over the 52 week low of $5.62.
APTS is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). APTS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$.38.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the APTS Dividend History page.
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