Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. ( TDS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 14, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.155 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 28, 2017. Shareholders who purchased TDS prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that TDS has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $27.12, the dividend yield is 2.29%.
The previous trading day's last sale of TDS was $27.12, representing a -17.76% decrease from the 52 week high of $32.98 and a 10.38% increase over the 52 week low of $24.57.
TDS is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as AT&T Inc. ( T ) and Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ). TDS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$1.27.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the TDS Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to TDS through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have TDS as a top-10 holding:
- Principal U.S. Small-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF ( PSC )
- iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF ( IYZ )
- Vanguard Telecom ETF ( VOX )
- ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF ( REGL ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is PSC with an increase of 9.34% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of TDS at 51.84%.
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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.
