National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.67 on October 30th

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.67 per share on Friday, October 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th.

National HealthCare has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 10 consecutive years.

National HealthCare Trading Down 1.8%

NYSEAMERICAN:NHC opened at $215.54 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 24.25 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $209.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $181.45. National HealthCare has a 12 month low of $96.99 and a 12 month high of $232.67.

National HealthCare (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $408.03 million for the quarter. National HealthCare had a return on equity of 10.15% and a net margin of 9.00%.

National HealthCare Company Profile

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC) is a healthcare services company specializing in long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation. The company operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and outpatient therapy clinics. Through its subsidiary, National HealthCare Partners, NHC provides contract rehabilitation services, pharmacy management and clinical consulting to a broad network of senior living and healthcare providers.

Headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, National HealthCare Corporation has built a regional footprint across the southeastern and south-central United States.