Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. ( MMC ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 08, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.25 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 15, 2014. Shareholders who purchased MMC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that MMC has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $49.12, the dividend yield is 2.04%.
The previous trading day's last sale of MMC was $49.12, representing a -2.69% decrease from the 52 week high of $50.48 and a 32.76% increase over the 52 week low of $37.
MMC is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Aon plc ( AON ) and Catamaran Corporation ( CTRX ). MMC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.42. Zacks Investment Research reports MMC's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 12.93%, compared to an industry average of -1.8%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the MMC Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to MMC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have MMC as a top-10 holding:
- iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF ( KLD ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is KLD with an increase of 5.79% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of MMC at 3.13%.
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