Credit: Shutterstock photoWaste Management, Inc. ( WM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 08, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.465 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 23, 2018. Shareholders who purchased WM prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 9.41% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of WM was $85.82, representing a -4.36% decrease from the 52 week high of $89.73 and a 22.45% increase over the 52 week low of $70.09.
WM is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Republic Services, Inc. ( RSG ) and Waste Connections, Inc. ( WCN ). WM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.41. Zacks Investment Research reports WM's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 25.36%, compared to an industry average of 15.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the WM Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to WM through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have WM as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Trust ( USMV )
- iShares, Inc. ( ACWV )
- iShares Morningstar Large-Cap ETF ( JKD )
- iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor ETF ( SIZE ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is SIZE with an increase of 5.12% over the last 100 days. USMV has the highest percent weighting of WM at 1.4%.
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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.