Credit: Shutterstock photoShip Finance International Limited ( SFL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.41 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased SFL stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 2.5% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $19.19, the dividend yield is 8.55%.
The previous trading day's last sale of SFL was $19.19, representing a -0.83% decrease from the 52 week high of $19.35 and a 35.91% increase over the 52 week low of $14.12.
SFL is a part of the Transportation sector, which includes companies such as General Dynamics Corporation ( GD ) and Carnival Corporation ( CUK ). SFL's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.07. Zacks Investment Research reports SFL's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 31.78%, compared to an industry average of 18.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the SFL Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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