Oil-Dri Co. of America（ODC）将于2月9日除息

Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC – Get Rating) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 8th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 10th will be given a dividend of 0.28 per share by the specialty chemicals company on Friday, February 24th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.34%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 9th.

Oil-Dri Co. of America has raised its dividend by an average of 4.0% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 11 years.

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Oil-Dri Co. of America Stock Down 2.7 %

ODC stock opened at $33.50 on Friday. Oil-Dri Co. of America has a 12-month low of $22.14 and a 12-month high of $35.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $238.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.19 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50 day moving average of $29.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.30.

Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 13th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $93.16 million during the quarter. Oil-Dri Co. of America had a net margin of 2.83% and a return on equity of 10.59%.

Institutional Trading of Oil-Dri Co. of America

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ODC. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Oil-Dri Co. of America by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 90,142 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $2,583,000 after purchasing an additional 11,387 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 312,573 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $8,956,000 after acquiring an additional 10,918 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 388,803 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $11,139,000 after acquiring an additional 6,919 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 374,454 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $10,729,000 after acquiring an additional 16,279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 480,437 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $13,765,000 after acquiring an additional 8,376 shares in the last quarter. 45.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ODC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 2nd. TheStreet upgraded shares of Oil-Dri Co. of America from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 16th.

Oil-Dri Co. of America Company Profile

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Oil-Dri Corporation of America, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and Business to Business Products Group. The company provides agricultural and horticultural products, including mineral-based absorbent products that serve as carriers for biological and chemical active ingredients, drying agents, and growing media under the Agsorb, Verge, and Flo-Fre brand names.

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