UIL Holdings Corporation ( UIL ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 12, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.432 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 01, 2014. Shareholders who purchased UIL stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 32nd quarter that UIL has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $36.65, the dividend yield is 4.71%.
The previous trading day's last sale of UIL was $36.65, representing a -11.96% decrease from the 52 week high of $41.63 and a 6.63% increase over the 52 week low of $34.37.
UIL is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NEE ) and Dominion Resources, Inc. ( D ). UIL's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.15. Zacks Investment Research reports UIL's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as -4.6%, compared to an industry average of 1.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the UIL Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to UIL through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have UIL as a top-10 holding:
- WisdomTree Trust SmallCap Dividend Fund ( DES )
- iShares Small Cap 600/BARRA Value Index Fund ( IJS ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IJS with an increase of 3.33% over the last 100 days. DES has the highest percent weighting of UIL at 0.91%.
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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.