Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) To Go Ex-Dividend on July 6th

Escalade, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ESCA) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.1525 per share on Monday, July 13th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th.

Escalade has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years.

Escalade Stock Performance

Escalade stock opened at $19.06 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $18.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.47. Escalade has a 52 week low of $11.41 and a 52 week high of $21.32. The stock has a market cap of $263.22 million, a PE ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 0.59.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $55.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.80 million. Escalade had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 8.97%. On average, equities analysts predict that Escalade will post 1.08 EPS for the current year.

About Escalade

Escalade, Inc is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of recreational equipment and specialty products for both consumer and commercial markets. Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, the company operates through two principal business segments: Sporting Goods and Commercial Products. The Sporting Goods segment encompasses a diverse range of products such as hockey and lacrosse goal assemblies, fitness accessories, archery and hunting gear, and table tennis equipment. The Commercial Products segment focuses on seating solutions for restaurants, hospitality venues and other public spaces under the Top Seat brand, as well as storage, display products and industrial carts.

Within Sporting Goods, Escalade markets its products under proprietary brands including Bear® Archery, Gene St.