Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated ( PEG ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 04, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.37 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased PEG stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 2.78% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $39.11, the dividend yield is 3.78%.
The previous trading day's last sale of PEG was $39.11, representing a -5.49% decrease from the 52 week high of $41.38 and a 26.06% increase over the 52 week low of $31.03.
PEG is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) and Exelon Corporation ( EXC ). PEG's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.58. Zacks Investment Research reports PEG's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 6.33%, compared to an industry average of 1.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the PEG Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to PEG through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have PEG as a top-10 holding:
- Market Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF ( NLR )
- Select Sector SPDR Fund - Utilities ( XLU )
- Vanguard Utilities ETF ( VPU )
- First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund ( FVD )
- ProShares Ultra Utilities ( UPW ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is UPW with an increase of 29.08% over the last 100 days. NLR has the highest percent weighting of PEG at 4.04%.
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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.
