Everest Re Group, Ltd. ( RE ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 02, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.75 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 18, 2014. Shareholders who purchased RE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that RE has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $160, the dividend yield is 1.88%.
The previous trading day's last sale of RE was $160, representing a -1.34% decrease from the 52 week high of $162.18 and a 30.2% increase over the 52 week low of $122.89.
RE is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ) and Ace Limited ( ACE ). RE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $24.12. Zacks Investment Research reports RE's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as -10.63%, compared to an industry average of .4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the RE Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to RE through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have RE as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares KBW Property & Casualty Insurance Portfolio ETF ( KBWP )
- SPDR MFS Systematic Value Equity ETF ( SYV )
- Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF ( IVOV )
- iShares S&P MidCap 400/Barra Value Index Fund ( IJJ )
- SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF (based on S&P MidCap 400 Value ( MDYV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IVOV with an increase of 5.9% over the last 100 days. KBWP has the highest percent weighting of RE at 4.08%.
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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.