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ABFS Ex-Dividend Reminder - 5/3/11 Monday, May 2, 10:33 AM ET, by Market News Video Staff On 5/3/11, Arkansas Best Corp. (ABFS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.03, ...
On 5/3/11, Arkansas Best Corp. (NASDAQ:ABFS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.03, payable on 5/19/11. As a percentage of ABFS's recent stock price of $22.99, this dividend works out to approximately 0.13%.
Below is a dividend history chart for ABFS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.03 declared by Arkansas Best Corp.:
ABFS Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/07/11
0.030
11/05/10
0.030
08/04/10
0.030
05/04/10
0.030
02/05/10
0.030
10/30/09
0.150
08/05/09
0.150
05/01/09
0.150
02/09/09
0.150
10/31/08
0.150
08/01/08
0.150
05/02/08
0.150
02/05/08
0.150
10/30/07
0.150
08/03/07
0.150
05/04/07
0.150
02/02/07
0.150
11/01/06
0.150
07/28/06
0.150
04/28/06
0.150
02/06/06
0.150
11/07/05
0.150
08/09/05
0.150
05/02/05
0.120
02/07/05
0.120
11/01/04
0.120
08/03/04
0.120
05/07/04
0.120
02/09/04
0.120
11/03/03
0.080
08/04/03
0.080
05/05/03
0.080
02/03/03
0.080
02/03/00
0.010
02/03/99
0.010
02/12/98
0.010
02/12/97
0.010
02/12/96
0.010
11/06/95
0.010
08/02/95
0.010
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ABFS is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 0.52% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ABFS makes up 1.06% of the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (AMEX:XTN) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday.
ABFS operates in the Trucking sector, among companies like Covenant Transportation Group Inc (NASDAQ:CVTI) which is down about 0.2% today, and USA Truck, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAK) trading up by about 0.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ABFS, versus CVTI and USAK.
In Monday trading, Arkansas Best Corp. shares are currently down about 0.1% on the day.
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