Exelis Inc. (XLS) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 13, 2013

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

Exelis Inc. ( XLS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.1033 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 01, 2013. Shareholders who purchased XLS stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that XLS has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of XLS was $11.11, representing a -13.74% decrease from the 52 week high of $12.88 and a 23.31% increase over the 52 week low of $9.01.

XLS is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. ( CHL ) and AT&T Inc. ( T ). XLS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.75. Zacks Investment Research reports XLS's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -18.65%, compared to an industry average of 2.5%.

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

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

  • Guggenheim S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF ( RFV )
  • First Trust Industrials AlphaDEX ( FXR ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is FXR with an increase of 16.58% over the last 100 days. RFV has the highest percent weighting of XLS at 2.66%.




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: CHL, FXR, RFV, T, XLS



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