Vail Resorts, Inc. ( MTN ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.2075 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 09, 2013. Shareholders who purchased MTN stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 10.67% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of MTN was $61.27, representing a -4.43% decrease from the 52 week high of $64.11 and a 53.41% increase over the 52 week low of $39.94.
MTN is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New ( SIX ) and Manchester United Ltd. ( MANU ). MTN's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.62. Zacks Investment Research reports MTN's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 179.05%, compared to an industry average of 18.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MTN Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to MTN through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have MTN as a top-10 holding:
- EGShares Telecom GEMS ETF ( TGEM )
- EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF ( BBRC )
- iShares, Inc. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA Index Fund ( EEME )
- EGShares Emerging Markets Domestic Demand ETF ( EMDD )
- iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund ( EZA ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is BBRC with an increase of 7.41% over the last 100 days. TGEM has the highest percent weighting of MTN at 6.99%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
