ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for January 29, 2013

By NASDAQ.com News January 25, 2013, 09:00:04 AM EDT

ConAgra Foods, Inc. ( CAG ) will begin trading ex-dividend on January 29, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.25 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 05, 2013. Shareholders who purchased CAG stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 4.17% increase over the same period a year ago.

The previous trading day's last sale of CAG was $32.4, representing a -0.22% decrease from the 52 week high of $32.47 and a 37.06% increase over the 52 week low of $23.64.

CAG is a part of the Consumer Non-Durables sector, which includes companies such as Unilever PLC ( UL ) and Unilever NV ( UN ). CAG's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.56. Zacks Investment Research reports CAG's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 13.75%, compared to an industry average of 2.9%.

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

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

  • Guggenheim Mid-Cap Core ETF ( CZA )
  • iShares Morningstar Mid Value Index Fund ( JKI ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is JKI with an increase of 13.02% over the last 100 days. CZA has the highest percent weighting of CAG at 1.92%.




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: CAG, CZA, JKI, UL, UN



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