Credit: Shutterstock photoFidelity National Financial, Inc. ( FNF ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.16 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2013. Shareholders who purchased FNF stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 14.29% increase over the same period a year ago.
The previous trading day's last sale of FNF was $24.95, representing a -5.53% decrease from the 52 week high of $26.41 and a 45.57% increase over the 52 week low of $17.14.
FNF is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. ( MMC ) and Aon plc ( AON ). FNF's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.67. Zacks Investment Research reports FNF's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -9.92%, compared to an industry average of .7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FNF Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to FNF through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FNF as a top-10 holding:
- SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF ( KME )
- SPDR S&P Insurance ETF ( KIE )
- Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF ( IVOV ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is KME with an increase of 31.72% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FNF at 2.93%.
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