Credit: Shutterstock photoDuke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 17, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.89 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 18, 2018. Shareholders who purchased DUK prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that DUK has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $76.93, the dividend yield is 4.63%.
The previous trading day's last sale of DUK was $76.93, representing a -16.2% decrease from the 52 week high of $91.80 and a 5.48% increase over the 52 week low of $72.93.
DUK is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Exelon Corporation ( EXC ) and Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated ( PEG ). DUK's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.22. Zacks Investment Research reports DUK's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 3.09%, compared to an industry average of 6.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the DUK Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to DUK through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have DUK as a top-10 holding:
- VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF ( NLR )
- PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio ( PUI )
- Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF ( LVHD ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is NLR with an decrease of -0.12% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of DUK at 7.62%.
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