Timken Company ( TKR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 18, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.27 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 01, 2017. Shareholders who purchased TKR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 3.85% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $43.65, the dividend yield is 2.47%.
The previous trading day's last sale of TKR was $43.65, representing a -15.65% decrease from the 52 week high of $51.75 and a 38.13% increase over the 52 week low of $31.60.
TKR is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as Baker Hughes, a GE company ( BHGE ) and Parker-Hannifin Corporation ( PH ). TKR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.09. Zacks Investment Research reports TKR's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 30.71%, compared to an industry average of 18.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the TKR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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