Empire Resources Inc (ERS)

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In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/12/16, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.04, payable on 7/22/16. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $3.87, this dividend works out to approximately 1.03%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 1.03% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 7/12/16.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/1/16, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 4/12/16. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $3.28, this dividend works out to approximately 0.76%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.76% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 4/1/16.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/28/15, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 10/14/15. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $4.43, this dividend works out to approximately 0.56%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.56% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 9/28/15.

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In trading on Friday, shares of Empire Resources Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $2.35 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/30/15, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 7/17/15. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $4.04, this dividend works out to approximately 0.62%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.62% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 6/30/15.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/31/15, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 4/13/15. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $4.41, this dividend works out to approximately 0.57%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.57% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 3/31/15.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of Empire Resources Inc entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $4.6601 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/26/14, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 10/15/14. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $5.31, this dividend works out to approximately 0.47%.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/2/14, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 7/18/14. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $4.10, this dividend works out to approximately 0.61%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.61% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 7/2/14.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/3/14, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 4/14/14. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $4.05, this dividend works out to approximately 0.62%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.62% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 4/3/14.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/20/13, Empire Resources Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 1/7/14. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $3.46, this dividend works out to approximately 0.72%, so look for shares of Empire Resources Inc to trade 0.72% lower — all else being equal — when ERS shares open for trading on 12/20/13.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/2/13, Empire Resources Inc ERS will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 4/11/13. As a percentage of ERS's recent stock price of $5.05, this dividend works out to approximately 0.50%.

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