NASDAQ:SYMC - Symantec Stock Price, Price Target & More

Symantec trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SYMC."

Symantec declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 10th. Investors of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share on Wednesday, June 20th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 7th. View Symantec's Dividend History.

Symantec Co. (NASDAQ:SYMC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 10th. The technology company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.07. The technology company earned $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Symantec had a return on equity of 16.24% and a net margin of 23.98%. Symantec's revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. View Symantec's Earnings History.

Symantec is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Symantec.

Symantec issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.50-1.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.80. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.76-4.90 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.94 billion.Symantec also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.31-0.35 EPS.

23 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Symantec's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.85 to $40.00. On average, they expect Symantec's stock price to reach $27.3441 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Symantec.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Symantec in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 18 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News stories about SYMC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Symantec earned a media sentiment score of 0.02 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the technology company an impact score of 45.15 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Symantec's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.02%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.00%). Company insiders that own Symantec stock include Amy L Cappellanti-Wolf, Anita M Sands, Francis C Rosch, Gregory S Clark, Mark S Garfield, Michael David Fey, Nicholas R Noviello, Roxane Divol, Scott C Taylor and Suzanne M Vautrinot. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Symantec.

SYMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Hudson Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Symantec company stock in the last year include Amy L Cappellanti-Wolf, Anita M Sands, Francis C Rosch, Gregory S Clark, Michael David Fey, Nicholas R Noviello, Roxane Divol, Scott C Taylor and Suzanne M Vautrinot. View Insider Buying and Selling for Symantec.

SYMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc., Cito Capital Group LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, DnB Asset Management AS, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and Cerebellum GP LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Symantec.

Shares of SYMC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SYMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.55.

Symantec has a market capitalization of $13.47 billion and generates $4.85 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $1.16 billion in net income (profit) each year or $0.95 on an earnings per share basis. Symantec employs 13,000 workers across the globe.

Symantec's mailing address is 350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, 94043. The technology company can be reached via phone at 650-527-8000.