PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXN) Increases Dividend to $0.15 Per Share

PC Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXN) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 4th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.15 per share on Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. This is a positive change from PC Connection’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10.

PC Connection has a payout ratio of 16.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect PC Connection to earn $3.76 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.0%.

PC Connection Price Performance

NASDAQ:CNXN opened at $65.03 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $71.04. The company has a market cap of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.67. PC Connection has a 1 year low of $57.47 and a 1 year high of $77.19.

PC Connection (NASDAQ:CNXN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.12). PC Connection had a net margin of 3.11% and a return on equity of 9.74%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that PC Connection will post 3.33 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded PC Connection from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th.

About PC Connection

PC Connection, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of information technology (IT) solutions. The company operates through three segments: Business Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, and Public Sector Solutions. It offers IT products, such as computer systems, software and peripheral equipment, networking communications, and other products and accessories.