Valspar Corporation ( VAL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 03, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.33 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 18, 2016. Shareholders who purchased VAL prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 10% increase over the same period a year ago.
The previous trading day's last sale of VAL was $80.13, representing a -9.12% decrease from the 52 week high of $88.17 and a 13.53% increase over the 52 week low of $70.58.
VAL is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as PPG Industries, Inc. ( PPG ) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. ( AXTA ). VAL's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.84. Zacks Investment Research reports VAL's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 5.79%, compared to an industry average of 7.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the VAL Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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