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Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 8th. 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 (NYSE:ODC - Get Rating) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 23,700 shares, a decrease of 21.0% from the October 15th total of 30,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.
Oil-Dri Co. of America (NYSE:ODC - Get Rating) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,000 shares, a decrease of 13.8% from the September 30th total of 34,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.
StockNews.com raised Oil-Dri Co. of America from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday.
We’ve liked Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC) as a small-cap dividend payer for a long time and the value has only gotten better.