Credit: Shutterstock photoBarrick Gold Corporation ( ABX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 26, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.05 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 17, 2014. Shareholders who purchased ABX stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that ABX has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of ABX was $21.23, representing a -32.82% decrease from the 52 week high of $31.60 and a 58.08% increase over the 52 week low of $13.43.
ABX is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as BHP Billiton Limited ( BHP ) and Rio Tinto Plc ( RIO ). ABX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$10.14. Zacks Investment Research reports ABX's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as -55.95%, compared to an industry average of -25.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ABX Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to ABX through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ABX as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is FVL with an increase of 13.79% over the last 100 days. GDX has the highest percent weighting of ABX at 14.16%.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
