Broadcom Corporation (BRCM) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 13, 2013

By NASDAQ.com News,  February 11, 2013, 09:00:04 AM EDT

Broadcom Corporation ( BRCM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.11 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 04, 2013. Shareholders who purchased BRCM stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 10% increase over the prior quarter.

The previous trading day's last sale of BRCM was $33.24, representing a -16.19% decrease from the 52 week high of $39.66 and a 16.22% increase over the 52 week low of $28.60.

BRCM is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as Intel Corporation ( INTC ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ( TSM ). BRCM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.24. Zacks Investment Research reports BRCM's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as .64%, compared to an industry average of 4.1%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BRCM Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to BRCM through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BRCM as a top-10 holding:

  • iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor Index Fund ( SOXX )
  • PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors ( PSI )
  • streetTRACKS Morgan Stanley Technology Index Fund ( MTK )
  • SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD )
  • PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio ( PXMG ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is PXMG with an increase of 9.42% over the last 100 days. SOXX has the highest percent weighting of BRCM at 8.04%.




The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.


This article appears in: News Headlines, Stocks

Referenced Stocks: BRCM, INTC, MTK, PSI, PXMG, SOXX, TSM, XSD



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