Entergy Corporation ( ETR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on August 08, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.89 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 04, 2018. Shareholders who purchased ETR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that ETR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $83.45, the dividend yield is 4.27%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ETR was $83.45, representing a -5.12% decrease from the 52 week high of $87.95 and a 15.98% increase over the 52 week low of $71.95.
ETR is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) and Southern Company ( SO ). ETR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.62. Zacks Investment Research reports ETR's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -11.62%, compared to an industry average of 6.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ETR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to ETR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ETR as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF ( RYU )
- SPDR Select Sector Fund - Utilities ( XLU )
- USAA MSCI USA Value Momentum Blend Index ETF ( ULVM ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is RYU with an increase of 6.63% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of ETR at 3.11%.
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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.