General Electric Company (GE) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 24, 2021. A cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 25, 2021. Shareholders who purchased GE prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 700% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $98.54, the dividend yield is .32%.
The previous trading day's last sale of GE was $98.54, representing a -14.55% decrease from the 52 week high of $115.32 and a 105.29% increase over the 52 week low of $48.
GE is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as AMTEK, Inc. (AME) and Generac Holdlings Inc. (GNRC). GE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is -$2.72. Zacks Investment Research reports GE's forecasted earnings growth in 2021 as 2383.33%, compared to an industry average of 26.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ge Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to GE through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have GE as a top-10 holding:
- Fidelity (FMIL)
- VictoryShares Protect America ETF (SHLD)
- SPDR Select Sector Fund - Industrial (XLI)
- First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI)
- First Trust Hedged BuyWrite Income ETF (FTLB).
The top-performing ETF of this group is SHLD with an increase of 5.25% over the last 100 days. FMIL has the highest percent weighting of GE at 5.32%.
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