Energy Services of America Co. (NASDAQ:ESOA) Plans $0.03 Quarterly Dividend

Energy Services of America Co. (NASDAQ:ESOA) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 21st, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of 0.03 per share on Tuesday, April 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st.

Energy Services of America Price Performance

Shares of ESOA opened at $9.42 on Friday. Energy Services of America has a 1 year low of $5.70 and a 1 year high of $19.83. The company’s fifty day moving average is $10.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.82.

Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.05).

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Prince bought 21,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $10.96 per share, for a total transaction of $230,160.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 100,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,096,778.16. This trade represents a 26.56 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 44.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Energy Services of America Company Profile

Energy Services of America Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contracting services for utilities and energy related companies in the United States. The company constructs, replaces, and repairs interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities for utility companies and private natural gas companies; and provides services relating to pipeline, storage facilities, and plant works.