NiSource Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (NI)

NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for NiSource (NYSE: NI) is tomorrow, February 6, 2014. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 25 cents per share. At a price of $33.39 as of 9:50 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 3%.

The average volume for NiSource has been 2.3 million shares per day over the past 30 days. NiSource has a market cap of $10.64 billion and is part of the utilities sector and utilities industry. Shares are up 2.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, through its subsidiaries, provides natural gas, electricity, and other products and services. It operates in three segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Transmission and Storage Operations, and Electric Operations.

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TheStreet Ratings rates NiSource as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. You can view the full NiSource Ratings Report.

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