Valero Energy Partners LP ( VLP ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 31, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.407 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 10, 2017. Shareholders who purchased VLP prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 5.71% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of VLP was $49.15, representing a -4.91% decrease from the 52 week high of $51.69 and a 26.35% increase over the 52 week low of $38.90.
VLP is a part of the Energy sector, which includes companies such as Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ( EPD ) and Kinder Morgan, Inc. ( KMI ). VLP's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.71. Zacks Investment Research reports VLP's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 30.76%, compared to an industry average of -1.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the VLP Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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