Should You Buy National HealthCare Corporation ($NHC) Before Its Ex-Dividend Tomorrow?

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National HealthCare Corporation (AMEX:NHC) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 29, 2020. The quarterly dividend payment of $ 0.52 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 2, 2020. The dividend yield based on the latest trading day closing price was 3.35 %. To secure the dividend payout, investors must buy the stock prior to the ex-dividend date..

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National HealthCare Corporation recently reported second quarter financial results on August 6, 2020, after market close, the Murfreesboro based company communicated income for the second quarter of $ 0.92 per share, from the revenue of $ 261.64 million. The quarterly earnings improved 9.52 percent while revenues boosted 5.86 percent compared with the same quarter last year.

Stock Performance

Shares of National HealthCare Corporation traded up $ 1.85 or 3.07 percent on Friday, reaching $ 62.02 with volume of 44.90 thousand shares. National HealthCare Corporation has traded high as $ 62.77 and has cracked $ 60.41 on the downward trend

According to the previous trading day, closing price of $ 62.02, representing a 7.68 % increase from the 52 week low of $ 55.88 and a 32.48 % decrease over the 52 week high of $ 89.11.

The company has a market capital of $ 952.47 million and is part of the Healthcare sector and Long-Term Care Facilities industry.

National HealthCare Corporation operates, manages, and provides services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and home health care programs. Its skilled nursing facilities offer licensed therapy services, nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services, as well as medical services prescribed by physicians; and rehabilitative services, such as physical, speech, respiratory, and occupational therapy for patients recovering from strokes, heart attacks, orthopedic conditions, neurological illnesses, or other illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. The companys medical specialty units comprise memory care units and subacute nursing units that provide specialized care and programs for persons with Alzheimers or related disorders; and assisted living centers offer personal care services and assistance with general activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, meal preparation, and medication management.