Credit: Shutterstock photoCitigroup Inc. ( C ) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 03, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.45 per share is scheduled to be paid on August 24, 2018. Shareholders who purchased C prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 40.63% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $71.93, the dividend yield is 2.5%.
The previous trading day's last sale of C was $71.93, representing a -10.87% decrease from the 52 week high of $80.70 and a 11.73% increase over the 52 week low of $64.38.
C is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ) and Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ). C's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$2.42. Zacks Investment Research reports C's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 23.22%, compared to an industry average of 27%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the C Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to C through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have C as a top-10 holding:
- iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF ( IYG )
- Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF ( FNCL )
- Vanguard Financials ETF ( VFH )
- iShares U.S. Financial ETF ( IYF )
- iShares Trust ( VLUE ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is VLUE with an decrease of -1.01% over the last 100 days. IYG has the highest percent weighting of C at 5.8%.
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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.