Credit: Shutterstock photoAtlantica Yield plc ( AY ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 16, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.31 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 27, 2018. Shareholders who purchased AY prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 6.9% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of AY was $19.54, representing a -24.82% decrease from the 52 week high of $25.99 and a 8.56% increase over the 52 week low of $18.
AY is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) and Dominion Energy, Inc. ( D ). AY's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$1.12. Zacks Investment Research reports AY's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 427.78%, compared to an industry average of 5.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AY Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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