National Research Co. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.12 (NASDAQ:NRC)

National Research Co. (NASDAQ:NRC) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 7th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th.

National Research has increased its dividend payment by an average of 31.7% per year over the last three years.

National Research Price Performance

Shares of NRC traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $29.48. The stock had a trading volume of 20,410 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,839. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.20. National Research has a 52 week low of $29.12 and a 52 week high of $47.25. The company has a market capitalization of $703.10 million, a P/E ratio of 23.81 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $38.00 million during the quarter. National Research had a net margin of 20.84% and a return on equity of 47.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, TheStreet cut shares of National Research from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, January 11th.

About National Research

National Research Corporation provides analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and enhancement of the patient and employee experience. Its portfolio of subscription-based solutions provides actionable information and analysis to healthcare organizations across a range of mission-critical, constituent-related elements, including patient experience, service recovery, care transitions, employee engagement, reputation management, and brand loyalty.