Validus Holdings, Ltd. ( VR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.38 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2018. Shareholders who purchased VR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that VR has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of VR was $67.7, representing a -0.1% decrease from the 52 week high of $67.77 and a 64.52% increase over the 52 week low of $41.15.
VR is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Chubb Limited ( CB ) and American International Group, Inc. ( AIG ). VR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$.86. Zacks Investment Research reports VR's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 492.52%, compared to an industry average of 14.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the VR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to VR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have VR as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFnd ( JKL ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is JKL with an increase of 0.98% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of VR 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.