Credit: Shutterstock photoPNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ( PNC ) has announced an ex-dividend date of January 11, 2013 and a cash dividend payment of $0.4 per share scheduled for February 05, 2013. Shareholders who purchased PNC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that PNC has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of PNC was $60.25, representing a -11.25% decrease from the 52 week high of $67.89 and a 12.91% increase over the 52 week low of $53.36.
PNC is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC ) and J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ). PNC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.92. Zacks Investment Research reports PNC's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -8.27%, compared to an industry average of 5.5%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the PNC Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to PNC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have PNC as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund ( IAT ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IAT with an increase of 4.45% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of PNC at 10.8%.
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