CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ( CF ) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 11, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $ 0.3 per share is scheduled to be paid on August 31, 2016. Shareholders who purchased CF prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that CF has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $ 22.12, the dividend yield is 5.42%.
The previous trading day’s last sale of CF was $ 22.12, representing a -66.03% decrease from the 52 week high of $ 65.12 and a 6.5% increase over the 52 week low of $ 20.77.
CF is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Monsanto Company ( MON ) and Syngenta AG ( SYT ). CF’s current earnings per share, an indicator of a company’s profitability, is $ .81. Zacks Investment Research reports CF’s forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -61.3%, compared to an industry average of -21.6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CF Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to CF through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have CF as a top-10 holding:
- QuantShares Hedged Dividend Income Fund ( DIVA ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is DIVA with an increase of 11.53% over the last 100 days.
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