Allied Motion Technologies hikes dividend by 25%

Allied Motion Technologies Inc (AMOT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to a split adjusted $0.025 per share in 2021. The new annual dividend rate of 10 cents per share yields 0.3% at a stock price of $34 for AMOT.

The US designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty controlled motion products and solutions for the global market, announced that its Board of Directors, at its meeting today, approved a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.025 per share, up 25% from the previous rate of $0.02 per share. The dividend rates reflect the three-for-two stock split, distributed after the close of trading on April 30, 2021. The dividend will be payable on June 2, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2021. Allied Motion has approximately 14.7 million shares outstanding.

Allied Motion Technologies designs, manufactures and sells precision and specialty controlled motion products and solutions used in a broad range of industries within our major served markets, which include Vehicle, Medical, Aerospace & Defense, and Industrial. Headquartered in Amherst, NY, the Company has global operations and sells into markets across the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.Allied Motion is focused on controlled motion applications and is known worldwide for its expertise in electro-magnetic, mechanical and electronic motion technology. Its products include brush and brushless DC motors, brushless servo and torque motors, coreless DC motors, integrated brushless motor-drives, gear motors, gearing, modular digital servo drives, motion controllers, incremental and absolute optical encoders, active (electronic) and passive (magnetic) filters for power quality and harmonic issues, and other controlled motion-related products.