Sonic Automotive, Inc. ( SAH ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 14, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.05 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 12, 2018. Shareholders who purchased SAH prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 8th quarter that SAH has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $21.2, the dividend yield is .94%.
The previous trading day's last sale of SAH was $21.2, representing a -22.77% decrease from the 52 week high of $27.45 and a 32.92% increase over the 52 week low of $15.95.
SAH is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as Genuine Parts Company ( GPC ) and CarMax Inc ( KMX ). SAH's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.53. Zacks Investment Research reports SAH's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as -9.29%, compared to an industry average of 11.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the SAH Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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