Graco To Trade Ex-Dividend Tomorrow ($GGG)
Graco (NYSE:GGG): In order to collect the Graco dividend, shares must be owned before and through April 12, 2012.
The current trailing twelve months P/E ratio is 23.4. The forward P/E ratio is 20.45. Graco trades with a market Beta of 1.62.
The current book value per share is 5.40. From a month ago, the stock has increased in price 4.41%, with a change from a year ago of 21.71%.
The stock is performing extremely well when compared to the general stock market up to this point. When comparing to the S&P 500, the year up to date positive change is 19.13%.
Quarterly payout of profits to shareholders as dividends. The lower the percentage the better
Remember, you must buy a stock at least three business days before the record date (at least one business day before the ex-dividend date) to qualify for a dividend.
I use a proprietary blend of technical analysis, financial crowd behavior, and fundamentals in my short-term trades, and while not totally the same in longer swing trades to investments, the concepts used are similar. Nothing in the article should be considered investment advise, but you may want to use this article as a starting point of your own research with your financial planner.
