Astoria Financial Stock To Go Ex-dividend Monday (AF)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) is Monday, February 13, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 13 cents per share. At a price of $8.55 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 6%.

The average volume for Astoria Financial has been 1.1 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Astoria Financial has a market cap of $911.5 million and is part of the financial sector and banking industry. Shares are up 1.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Astoria Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association that provides various banking and financial products and services in the United States. It engages in generating deposits and originating loans. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.4, above the average banking industry P/E ratio of 11 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Astoria Financial as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. You can view the full Astoria Financial Ratings Report.

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