Credit: Shutterstock photoBrown & Brown, Inc. ( BRO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 03, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 19, 2014. Shareholders who purchased BRO stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 11.11% increase over the same period a year ago.
The previous trading day's last sale of BRO was $31.87, representing a -9.28% decrease from the 52 week high of $35.13 and a 17.26% increase over the 52 week low of $27.18.
BRO is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. ( MMC ) and Aon plc ( AON ). BRO's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.45. Zacks Investment Research reports BRO's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 19.84%, compared to an industry average of -11.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BRO Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to BRO through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BRO as a top-10 holding:
- SPDR S&P Insurance ETF ( KIE ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is KIE with an increase of 8.22% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of BRO at 2.17%.
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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.