Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (CASY) To Go Ex-Dividend on July 31st

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASYGet Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 9th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, August 1st will be given a dividend of 0.65 per share on Friday, August 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. This is a 14.0% increase from Casey’s General Stores’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57.

Casey’s General Stores has raised its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 24 years. Casey’s General Stores has a dividend payout ratio of 12.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Casey’s General Stores to earn $22.33 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.28 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.2%.

Casey’s General Stores Stock Up 20.3%

CASY stock opened at $915.60 on Thursday. Casey’s General Stores has a 52 week low of $488.91 and a 52 week high of $917.47. The company has a market capitalization of $33.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $794.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $681.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASYGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 9th. The company reported $4.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $1.06. The company had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.33 billion. Casey’s General Stores had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 18.96%. Casey’s General Stores’s revenue was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.63 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Casey’s General Stores will post 20.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Casey’s General Stores Company Profile

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Casey’s General Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: CASY) is a U.S.-based convenience store chain that operates retail fuel stations and food-focused convenience outlets. Founded in 1959 in Boone, Iowa, the company has grown from a single neighborhood store into a regional operator known for combining traditional convenience retailing—fuel, packaged goods and tobacco—with a larger emphasis on fresh and prepared foods.

The company’s stores typically offer gasoline and diesel alongside a range of grocery essentials, grab-and-go items and made-to-order foodservice.

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