CNA Financial Corporation (CNA) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 19, 2013

By NASDAQ.com News February 14, 2013, 09:00:03 AM EDT

CNA Financial Corporation ( CNA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 19, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.2 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 07, 2013. Shareholders who purchased CNA stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 33.33% increase over the prior quarter.

The previous trading day's last sale of CNA was $32.1, representing a -0.09% decrease from the 52 week high of $32.13 and a 24.85% increase over the 52 week low of $25.71.

CNA is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ) and The Travelers Companies, Inc. ( TRV ). CNA's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.34. Zacks Investment Research reports CNA's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 33.6%, compared to an industry average of -.8%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CNA Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to CNA through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have CNA as a top-10 holding:

  • PowerShares Dynamic Insurance ( PIC ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is PIC with an increase of 16.12% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of CNA at 4.93%.




The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.


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Referenced Stocks: AIG, CNA, PIC, TRV



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