Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity

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Shareholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders' Equity

During each quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock. The Company expects to continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, though each subsequent quarterly dividend is subject to review and approval by the Board of Directors.

On July 21, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase authorization for up to three million shares of the Company’s common stock. The following table summarizes our share repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
 
Three months ended
 
March 31, 2018

 
March 31, 2017

Shares repurchased
364,286

 
204,809

Cost of shares repurchased
$
19,993

 
$
9,996

Average cost per share
$
54.88

 
$
48.81


As of March 31, 2018, 1,454,379 shares are available to be purchased under the 2016 Plan.