Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated ( RGA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 05, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.37 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 01, 2016. Shareholders who purchased RGA prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that RGA has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of RGA was $83.32, representing a -15.58% decrease from the 52 week high of $98.70 and a 8.26% increase over the 52 week low of $76.96.
RGA is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as China Life Insurance Company Limited ( LFC ) and Prudential Public Limited Company ( PUK ). RGA's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $7.75. Zacks Investment Research reports RGA's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as 7.43%, compared to an industry average of 12.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the RGA Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to RGA through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have RGA as a top-10 holding:
- Guggenheim S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF ( RFV )
- Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF ( IVOV )
- PowerShares Variable Rate Preferred Portfolio ( VRP ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is VRP with an decrease of -2.42% over the last 100 days. RFV has the highest percent weighting of RGA at 1.65%.
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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.
