Quaker Chemical Corporation ( KWR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 15, 2019. A cash dividend payment of $0.37 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 30, 2019. Shareholders who purchased KWR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that KWR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $208.77, the dividend yield is .71%.
The previous trading day's last sale of KWR was $208.77, representing a -3.86% decrease from the 52 week high of $217.15 and a 51.34% increase over the 52 week low of $137.95.
KWR is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Linde plc ( LIN ) and DowDuPont Inc. ( DWDP ). KWR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.44. Zacks Investment Research reports KWR's forecasted earnings growth in 2019 as 16.06%, compared to an industry average of 7.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KWR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to KWR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KWR as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF ( PSCM ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSCM with an increase of 0.98% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of KWR at 8.33%.
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