Credit: Shutterstock photoLowe's Companies, Inc. ( LOW ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 23, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 08, 2017. Shareholders who purchased LOW prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that LOW has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of LOW was $71.6, representing a -14.41% decrease from the 52 week high of $83.65 and a 14.34% increase over the 52 week low of $62.62.
LOW is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Home Depot, Inc. ( HD ) and Sherwin-Williams Company ( SHW ). LOW's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.73. Zacks Investment Research reports LOW's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 19.07%, compared to an industry average of 12.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the LOW Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to LOW through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have LOW as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio ( PKW )
- Vanguard Consumer Discretion ETF - DNQ ( VCR )
- Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF ( SYLD )
- PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio ( PFM )
- PowerShares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio ( PHDG ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is SYLD with an increase of 10.53% over the last 100 days. PKW has the highest percent weighting of LOW at 3.11%.
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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.
