Ameren Corporation ( AEE ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 09, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.4 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AEE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 11th quarter that AEE has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $39.61, the dividend yield is 4.04%.
The previous trading day's last sale of AEE was $39.61, representing a -6.23% decrease from the 52 week high of $42.24 and a 22.48% increase over the 52 week low of $32.34.
AEE is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) and Exelon Corporation ( EXC ). AEE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.18. Zacks Investment Research reports AEE's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 12.68%, compared to an industry average of 1.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AEE Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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The following ETF(s) have AEE as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is DON with an increase of 7.49% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of AEE at 1.11%.
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