Fifth Third Bancorp ( FITB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 29, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.13 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 21, 2016. Shareholders who purchased FITB prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 7th quarter that FITB has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $20.52, the dividend yield is 2.53%.
The previous trading day's last sale of FITB was $20.52, representing a -6.43% decrease from the 52 week high of $21.93 and a 19.72% increase over the 52 week low of $17.14.
FITB is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC ) and J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ). FITB's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.68. Zacks Investment Research reports FITB's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as -3.06%, compared to an industry average of 5.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FITB Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to FITB through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FITB as a top-10 holding:
- SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ( KRE )
- iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF ( IAT )
- PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio ( PXMV )
- iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF ( JKI ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is JKI with an decrease of -2.24% over the last 100 days. KRE has the highest percent weighting of FITB at 4.42%.
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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.
