Credit: Shutterstock photoSeagate Technology PLC ( STX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 19, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.63 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 03, 2018. Shareholders who purchased STX prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 9th quarter that STX has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $42.02, the dividend yield is 6%.
The previous trading day's last sale of STX was $42.02, representing a -17.54% decrease from the 52 week high of $50.96 and a 37.32% increase over the 52 week low of $30.60.
STX is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as TE Connectivity Ltd. ( TEL ) and Western Digital Corporation ( WDC ). STX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.65. Zacks Investment Research reports STX's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -3.09%, compared to an industry average of %.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the STX Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to STX through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have STX as a top-10 holding:
- SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF ( XTH ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is XTH with an decrease of -2.52% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of STX at 3.2%.
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