Credit: Shutterstock photoPrecision Castparts Corporation ( PCP ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 04, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.03 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased PCP stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 55th quarter that PCP has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $257.97, the dividend yield is .05%.
The previous trading day's last sale of PCP was $257.97, representing a -6.18% decrease from the 52 week high of $274.96 and a 24.34% increase over the 52 week low of $207.47.
PCP is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as National Oilwell Varco, Inc. ( NOV ) and Baker Hughes Incorporated ( BHI ). PCP's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $12.12. Zacks Investment Research reports PCP's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as 16.47%, compared to an industry average of 20.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the PCP Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to PCP through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have PCP as a top-10 holding:
- iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF ( ITA )
- Columbia Select Large Cap Growth ETF ( RWG )
- PowerShares Aerospace & Defense ( PPA ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PPA with an increase of 5.38% over the last 100 days. ITA has the highest percent weighting of PCP at 5.8%.
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