Credit: Shutterstock photoQUALCOMM Incorporated ( QCOM ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 28, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.53 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 16, 2016. 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 $68.13, the dividend yield is 3.11%.
The previous trading day's last sale of QCOM was $68.13, representing a -4.87% decrease from the 52 week high of $71.62 and a 61.29% increase over the 52 week low of $42.24.
QCOM is a part of the Technology sector, which includes companies such as NTT DOCOMO, Inc ( DCM ) and Nokia Corporation ( NOK ). QCOM's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.81. Zacks Investment Research reports QCOM's forecasted earnings growth in 2017 as 4.74%, compared to an industry average of 1.6%.
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 U.S. Technology ETF ( IYW )
- iShares iBonds Mar 2023 Term Corporate ex-Financials ETF ( IBCE )
- PowerShares High Yield Dividend Achievers ( PEY ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is IYW with an increase of 14.64% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of QCOM at 2.63%.
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