Credit: Shutterstock photoChevron Corporation ( CVX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 17, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $1.12 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 11, 2018. Shareholders who purchased CVX prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 3.7% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $129.74, the dividend yield is 3.45%.
The previous trading day's last sale of CVX was $129.74, representing a -3.09% decrease from the 52 week high of $133.88 and a 26.51% increase over the 52 week low of $102.55.
CVX is a part of the Energy sector, which includes companies such as Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ) and BP p.l.c. ( BP ). CVX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.34. Zacks Investment Research reports CVX's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 101.02%, compared to an industry average of 19.7%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CVX Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to CVX through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have CVX as a top-10 holding:
- iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers Fund ( FILL )
- iShares Trust ( IGE )
- Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF ( SCHV )
- Vanguard Energy ETF ( VDE )
- Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF ( FENY ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is FILL with an increase of 15.06% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of CVX at 9.2%.
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