Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/27/16, Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.755, payable on 10/15/16. As a percentage of SRE's recent stock price of $110.02, this dividend works out to approximately 0.69%, so look for shares of Sempra Energy to trade 0.69% lower — all else being equal — when SRE shares open for trading on 9/27/16.
Below is a dividend history chart for SRE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.755 declared by Sempra Energy:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SRE is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.74% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of SRE shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, SRE's low point in its 52 week range is $86.72 per share, with $114.66 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $110.04.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, SRE makes up 4.41% of the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (AMEX: XLU) which is trading lower by about 0.6% on the day Friday.
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In Friday trading, Sempra Energy shares are currently down about 0.5% on the day.
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