Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ( FIS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 13, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.22 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2013. Shareholders who purchased FIS 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 FIS was $37.91, representing a -1.38% decrease from the 52 week high of $38.44 and a 24.46% increase over the 52 week low of $30.46.
FIS is a part of the Miscellaneous sector, which includes companies such as Visa Inc. ( V ) and eBay Inc. ( EBAY ). FIS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.54. Zacks Investment Research reports FIS's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 12.92%, compared to an industry average of 8.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the FIS Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to FIS through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have FIS as a top-10 holding:
- First Trust Financials AlphaDEX ( FXO ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is FXO with an increase of 14.29% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of FIS at 1.12%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
