Seadrill Limited ( SDRL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $1 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 19, 2014. Shareholders who purchased SDRL stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 2.04% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $39.38, the dividend yield is 10.16%.
The previous trading day's last sale of SDRL was $39.38, representing a -18.11% decrease from the 52 week high of $48.09 and a 21.54% increase over the 52 week low of $32.40.
SDRL is a part of the Energy sector, which includes companies such as PetroChina Company Limited ( PTR ) and TotalFinaElf, S.A. ( TOT ). SDRL's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $10.85. Zacks Investment Research reports SDRL's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 24.56%, compared to an industry average of 10.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the SDRL Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to SDRL through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have SDRL as a top-10 holding:
- iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund (ENOR)
- First Trust Low Beta Income ETF ( FTLB )
- First Trust High Income ETF ( FTHI )
- Merrill Lynch Market Oil Service HOLDRS ( OIH )
- ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF ( IDOG ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is OIH with an increase of 17.24% over the last 100 days. ENOR has the highest percent weighting of SDRL at 7.35%.
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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.