Avago Technologies Limited ( AVGO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.19 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 04, 2013. Shareholders who purchased AVGO stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 11.76% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of AVGO was $35.26, representing a -10.1% decrease from the 52 week high of $39.22 and a 18.72% increase over the 52 week low of $29.70.
AVGO is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as Intel Corporation ( INTC ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ( TSM ). AVGO's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.26. Zacks Investment Research reports AVGO's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as .14%, compared to an industry average of -3.3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the AVGO Dividend History page.
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The following ETF(s) have AVGO as a top-10 holding:
The top-performing ETF of this group is XSD with an increase of 16.28% over the last 100 days. SOXX has the highest percent weighting of AVGO at 4.2%.
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