NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- The ex-dividend date for

Stonemor Partners

(NYSE:

STON

) is tomorrow, February 2, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 59 cents per share. At a price of $26.27 as of 9:39 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 8.9%.

The average volume for Stonemor has been 170,000 shares per day over the past 30 days. Stonemor has a market cap of $501 million and is part of the

services

sector and

diversified services

industry. Shares are up 11.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

StoneMor Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of cemeteries in the United States.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Stonemor as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, robust revenue growth and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. You can view the full

Stonemor Ratings Report

.

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