Eversource Energy ( ES ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 29, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.445 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 31, 2016. Shareholders who purchased ES prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 6.59% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of ES was $56.66, representing a -0.46% decrease from the 52 week high of $56.92 and a 26.93% increase over the 52 week low of $44.64.
ES is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) and Southern Company ( SO ). ES's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.88. Zacks Investment Research reports ES's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 7.3%, compared to an industry average of 2.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ES Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to ES through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have ES as a top-10 holding:
- PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio ( PUI )
- iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF ( JKI )
- PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio ( PXMV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PUI with an increase of 12.15% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of ES at 3.55%.
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