Torchmark Corporation ( TMK ) has announced an ex-dividend date of January 02, 2013 and a cash dividend payment of $0.15 per share scheduled for February 01, 2013. Shareholders who purchased TMK stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that TMK has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of TMK was $51.14, representing a -3.78% decrease from the 52 week high of $53.15 and a 19.79% increase over the 52 week low of $42.69.
TMK is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as China Life Insurance Company Limited ( LFC ) and Prudential Public Limited Company ( PUK ). TMK's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.08.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the TMK Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to TMK through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have TMK as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is PIC with an increase of 10.27% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of TMK at 2.96%.
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