Kaiser Aluminum Corporation ( KALU ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 23, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.3 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased KALU stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 20% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of KALU was $63, representing a -3.33% decrease from the 52 week high of $65.17 and a 38.01% increase over the 52 week low of $45.65.
KALU is a part of the Capital Goods sector, which includes companies such as National-Oilwell, Inc. ( NOV ) and Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ). KALU's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.32. Zacks Investment Research reports KALU's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 81.45%, compared to an industry average of -4.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KALU Dividend History page.