Credit: Shutterstock photoUniversal Display Corporation ( OLED ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.06 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2018. Shareholders who purchased OLED prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 100% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of OLED was $128.4, representing a -38.56% decrease from the 52 week high of $209 and a 61.41% increase over the 52 week low of $79.55.
OLED is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as ABB Ltd ( ABB ) and Amphenol Corporation ( APH ). OLED's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.18. Zacks Investment Research reports OLED's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 9.26%, compared to an industry average of 7.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the OLED Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to OLED through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have OLED as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio ( PBW )
- PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio ( PXMG )
- Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF ( SCHA ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PXMG with an increase of 20.9% over the last 100 days. PBW has the highest percent weighting of OLED at 2.34%.
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