Loews Corporation (L) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for November 28, 2012

By NASDAQ.com News,  November 26, 2012, 09:00:03 AM EDT

Loews Corporation ( L ) has announced an ex-dividend date of November 28, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.0625 per share scheduled for December 14, 2012. Shareholders who purchased L stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 27th quarter that L has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $41.3, the dividend yield is .61%.

The previous trading day's last sale of L was $41.3, representing a -4.75% decrease from the 52 week high of $43.36 and a 16.04% increase over the 52 week low of $35.59.

L is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ) and The Travelers Companies, Inc. ( TRV ). L's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.18. Zacks Investment Research reports L's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 5%, compared to an industry average of 15.8%.

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

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

  • iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance Index Fund ( IAK )
  • SPDR S&P Insurance ETF ( KIE ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is IAK with an increase of 7.38% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of L at 4.27%.




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.


This article appears in: News Headlines, Stocks

Referenced Stocks: AIG, ETF, IAK, KIE, L, TRV



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