Credit: Shutterstock photoWestern Union Company ( WU ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 12, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased WU stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 7th quarter that WU has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $16.53, the dividend yield is 3.02%.
The previous trading day's last sale of WU was $16.53, representing a -15.23% decrease from the 52 week high of $19.50 and a 13.22% increase over the 52 week low of $14.60.
WU is a part of the Miscellaneous sector, which includes companies such as Visa Inc. ( V ) and Mastercard Incorporated ( MA ). WU's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.43. Zacks Investment Research reports WU's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 1.67%, compared to an industry average of 14%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the WU Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to WU through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have WU as a top-10 holding:
- Elements Exchange Traded Notes Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Tot ( WMW ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is WMW with an increase of 5.88% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of WU at 5.15%.
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