Credit: Shutterstock photoAvangrid, Inc. ( AGR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 07, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.432 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 02, 2018. Shareholders who purchased AGR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 10th quarter that AGR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $51.54, the dividend yield is 3.35%.
The previous trading day's last sale of AGR was $51.54, representing a -5.52% decrease from the 52 week high of $54.55 and a 19.51% increase over the 52 week low of $43.13.
AGR is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) and Southern Company ( SO ). AGR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.25. Zacks Investment Research reports AGR's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 8.27%, compared to an industry average of 5.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AGR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to AGR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have AGR as a top-10 holding:
- Vanguard Utilities ETF ( VPU ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is VPU with an decrease of -1.1% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of AGR at 0.4%.
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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.