NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- The ex-dividend date for

Niska Gas Storage Partners

(NYSE:

NKA

) is tomorrow, February 9, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 35 cents per share. At a price of $10.19 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 14.2%.

The average volume for Niska Gas has been 222,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Niska Gas has a market cap of $343.5 million and is part of the

utilities

sector and

utilities

industry. Shares are up 15.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC owns and operates natural gas storage assets in North America. The company owns and operates three gas storage facilities: the AECO Hub in Alberta, Canada; Wild Goose in California; and Salt Plains in Oklahoma.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Niska Gas as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share. You can view the full

Niska Gas Ratings Report

.

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