Cincinnati Financial Corporation ( CINF ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 18, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.4075 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased CINF stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that CINF has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of CINF was $46.99, representing a -0.55% decrease from the 52 week high of $47.25 and a 42.14% increase over the 52 week low of $33.06.
CINF is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ) and The Travelers Companies, Inc. ( TRV ). CINF's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.58. Zacks Investment Research reports CINF's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -28.85%, compared to an industry average of 1.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CINF Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to CINF through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have CINF as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares KBW Insurance Portfoliio ETF ( KBWI )
- SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF ( KME )
- PowerShares Dynamic Financial ( PFI )
- WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund ( DON ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is KME with an increase of 27.88% over the last 100 days. KBWI has the highest percent weighting of CINF at 4.27%.
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