Tennant Company (NYSE:TNC - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 6th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of 0.295 per share by the industrial products company on Monday, September 15th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th.
Tennant has a dividend payout ratio of 17.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Tennant to earn $7.17 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.18 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.5%.
Tennant Trading Down 0.9%
NYSE TNC traded down $0.78 on Wednesday, reaching $82.83. The company had a trading volume of 111,950 shares, compared to its average volume of 156,864. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 1.40. The firm has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.14 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $78.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.25. Tennant has a fifty-two week low of $67.32 and a fifty-two week high of $98.89.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tennant
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TNC. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Tennant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $228,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Tennant by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 167,384 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $12,969,000 after buying an additional 4,377 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Tennant by 15.8% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 6,100 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. Lightrock Netherlands B.V. grew its position in shares of Tennant by 27.8% during the 2nd quarter. Lightrock Netherlands B.V. now owns 133,176 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $10,318,000 after purchasing an additional 29,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peregrine Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tennant during the 2nd quarter worth $4,311,000. Institutional investors own 93.33% of the company's stock.
Tennant Company Profile
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Tennant Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets floor cleaning equipment in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a suite of products, including floor maintenance and cleaning equipment, detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables, equipment maintenance and repair services, and asset management solutions.
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