Credit: Shutterstock photoQUALCOMM Incorporated ( QCOM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 27, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.48 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 18, 2015. Shareholders who purchased QCOM prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that QCOM has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $49.41, the dividend yield is 3.89%.
The previous trading day's last sale of QCOM was $49.41, representing a -34.75% decrease from the 52 week high of $75.72 and a 3.98% increase over the 52 week low of $47.52.
QCOM is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as NTT DOCOMO, Inc ( DCM ) and Ericsson ( ERIC ). QCOM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.2. Zacks Investment Research reports QCOM's forecasted earnings growth in 2016 as -16.63%, compared to an industry average of 11.6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the QCOM Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to QCOM through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have QCOM as a top-10 holding:
- iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF ( IGN )
- iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund ( SOXX )
- Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ( MOAT )
- First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund ( TDIV )
- Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF - DNQ ( VIG ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IGN with an increase of 0.29% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of QCOM at 7.8%.
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