Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 05, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:FELE;FYC;NOV;PCP;PHO

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. ( FELE ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 05, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.145 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 21, 2013. Shareholders who purchased FELE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that FELE has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of FELE was $66.52, representing a -1.44% decrease from the 52 week high of $67.49 and a 44.83% increase over the 52 week low of $45.93.

FELE is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as National-Oilwell, Inc. ( NOV ) and Precision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ). FELE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.41. Zacks Investment Research reports FELE's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as 14.52%, compared to an industry average of 3.6%.

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

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

• PowerShares Water Resource Port ( PHO )
• First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund ( FYC ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is PHO with an increase of 11.06% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FELE at 2.48%.