Aqua America, Inc. ( WTR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 14, 2019. A cash dividend payment of $0.219 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 01, 2019. Shareholders who purchased WTR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that WTR has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of WTR was $35.91, representing a -6.09% decrease from the 52 week high of $38.24 and a 11.9% increase over the 52 week low of $32.09.
WTR is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as American Water Works ( AWK ) and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp ( SBS ). WTR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.4. Zacks Investment Research reports WTR's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 2.8%, compared to an industry average of 12.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the WTR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to WTR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have WTR as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco Water Resources ETF ( PHO )
- First Trust Water ETF ( FIW )
- Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF ( CGW )
- Managed Portfolio Series ( TBLU ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PHO with an decrease of -0.31% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of WTR at 4.03%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.