Symantec Corporation ( SYMC ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 06, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.15 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 25, 2014. Shareholders who purchased SYMC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that SYMC has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $21.62, the dividend yield is 2.78%.
The previous trading day's last sale of SYMC was $21.62, representing a -20.22% decrease from the 52 week high of $27.10 and a 20.45% increase over the 52 week low of $17.95.
SYMC is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) and Oracle Corporation ( ORCL ). SYMC's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.27. Zacks Investment Research reports SYMC's forecasted earnings growth in 2015 as -3.77%, compared to an industry average of 3%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the SYMC Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to SYMC through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have SYMC as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Goldman Sachs Software Index Fund ( IGV )
- First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund ( QTEC )
- First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF ( RDVY )
- First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund ( QQEW ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is QTEC with an increase of 8.96% over the last 100 days. IGV has the highest percent weighting of SYMC at 4.2%.
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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.