Credit: Shutterstock photoKilroy Realty Corporation ( KRC ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share scheduled for January 15, 2013. Shareholders who purchased KRC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 15th quarter that KRC has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $47.12, the dividend yield is 2.97%.
The previous trading day's last sale of KRC was $47.12, representing a -5.85% decrease from the 52 week high of $50.05 and a 26.06% increase over the 52 week low of $37.38.
KRC is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). KRC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.68. Zacks Investment Research reports KRC's forecasted earnings growth in 2012 as -2.73%, compared to an industry average of 3.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KRC Dividend History page.
Interested in gaining exposure to KRC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KRC as a top-10 holding:
- iShares FTSE NAREIT Industrial/Office Index Fund ( FNIO )
- PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II PowerShares S&P Smal ( PSCF )
- SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index -- ( SLY )
- iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund ( IJR ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is SLY with an increase of 6.92% over the last 100 days. FNIO has the highest percent weighting of KRC at 4.24%.
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