ENSCO plc (ESV) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 06, 2012

By NASDAQ.com News December 04, 2012, 09:00:04 AM EDT

ENSCO plc ( ESV ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 06, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.375 per share scheduled for December 21, 2012. Shareholders who purchased ESV stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that ESV has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $58.39, the dividend yield is 2.57%.

The previous trading day's last sale of ESV was $58.39, representing a -5.03% decrease from the 52 week high of $61.48 and a 40.26% increase over the 52 week low of $41.63.

ESV is a part of the Energy sector, which includes companies such as PetroChina Company Limited ( PTR ) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras ( PBR ). ESV's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.09. Zacks Investment Research reports ESV's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 75.26%, compared to an industry average of 9.3%.

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




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Referenced Stocks: ESV, PBR, PTR



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