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ACO Ex-Dividend Reminder - 12/6/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, December 2, 10:21 AM ET
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On 12/6/11, AMCOL International Corp. (NYSE:ACO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.18, payable on 1/12/12. As a percentage of ACO's recent stock price of $32.50, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%.

Below is a dividend history chart for ACO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.18 declared by AMCOL International Corp.:

ACO Dividend History
Date Div*
08/26/11 0.180
05/23/11 0.180
02/25/11 0.180
11/30/10 0.180
08/23/10 0.180
05/21/10 0.180
02/25/10 0.180
11/17/09 0.180
08/18/09 0.180
05/22/09 0.180
02/25/09 0.180
11/25/08 0.180
08/27/08 0.180
05/21/08 0.160
02/27/08 0.160
11/28/07 0.160
08/29/07 0.160
05/23/07 0.140
02/21/07 0.140
12/04/06 0.140
08/23/06 0.120
05/24/06 0.120
02/22/06 0.110
12/02/05 0.100
08/24/05 0.100
05/24/05 0.090
02/22/05 0.090
12/02/04 0.090
08/25/04 0.090
05/24/04 0.070
02/23/04 0.070
12/04/03 0.050
09/04/03 0.040
05/22/03 0.040
02/13/03 0.030
11/29/02 0.030
09/04/02 0.030
05/22/02 0.020
02/14/02 0.015
11/30/01 0.015
08/23/01 0.015
05/23/01 0.015
02/14/01 0.010
11/30/00 0.010
08/17/00 0.010
07/03/00 14.000
05/22/00 0.070
02/16/00 0.070
12/02/99 0.070
08/19/99 0.070
05/20/99 0.070
02/18/99 0.060
12/03/98 0.060
08/26/98 0.060
05/20/98 0.055
02/24/98 0.055
12/04/97 0.055
08/27/97 0.053
05/21/97 0.053
02/20/97 0.047
12/05/96 0.047
08/27/96 0.047
05/22/96 0.047
02/16/96 0.047
12/06/95 0.047
08/30/95 0.047
* 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 ACO is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.22% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ACO makes up 3.41% of the S&P SmallCap Materials Portfolio ETF (NASDAQ:PSCM) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Friday.

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ACO operates in the Metals & Mining sector, among companies like CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which is up about 1.8% today, and Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE:BTU) trading higher by about 2.5%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ACO, versus CNX and BTU.

ACO,CNX,BTU Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, AMCOL International Corp. shares are currently up about 2.4% on the day.


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