Credit: Shutterstock photoBP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust ( BPT ) has announced an ex-dividend date of January 11, 2013 and a cash dividend payment of $2.3152 per share scheduled for January 20, 2013. Shareholders who purchased BPT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 27.1% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of BPT was $77.77, representing a -39.94% decrease from the 52 week high of $129.49 and a 18.62% increase over the 52 week low of $65.56.
BPT is a part of the Energy sector, which includes companies such as Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ) and Chevron Corporation ( CVX ). BPT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $9.43.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BPT Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to BPT through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BPT as a top-10 holding:
- Guggenheim Multi-Asset Income ETF ( CVY ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is CVY with an increase of 1.4% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of BPT at 1.1%.
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