Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. ( RS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.3 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 22, 2013. Shareholders who purchased RS stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 100% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $65.87, the dividend yield is 5.47%.
The previous trading day's last sale of RS was $65.87, representing a -9.64% decrease from the 52 week high of $72.90 and a 47% increase over the 52 week low of $44.81.
RS is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as National Oilwel Varcol, Inc. ( NOV ) and Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ). RS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.34. Zacks Investment Research reports RS's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 4.42%, compared to an industry average of -19.4%.
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