BB&T Corporation ( BBT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 10, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.27 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 01, 2016. Shareholders who purchased BBT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that BBT has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of BBT was $31.33, representing a -25.23% decrease from the 52 week high of $41.90 and a 1.99% increase over the 52 week low of $30.72.
BBT is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC ) and J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ). BBT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.69. Zacks Investment Research reports BBT's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 13.29%, compared to an industry average of 6.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BBT Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to BBT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BBT as a top-10 holding:
- iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF ( IAT )
- SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ( KRE )
- PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio ETF ( KBWB )
- SPDR S&P Bank ETF ( KBE )
- iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR).
The top-performing ETF of this group is NEAR with an decrease of -0.16% over the last 100 days. IAT has the highest percent weighting of BBT at 7.28%.
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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.