Credit: Shutterstock photoVerizon Communications Inc. ( VZA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 29, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.405625 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 15, 2014. Shareholders who purchased VZA stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. At the current stock price of $25.17, the dividend yield is 6.45%.
The previous trading day's last sale of VZA was $25.17, representing a -0.44% decrease from the 52 week high of $25.28 and a 2.15% increase over the 52 week low of $24.64.
VZA is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Verizon Communications Inc. ( VZ ) and China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. ( CHL ).
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the VZA Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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