Avnet, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVT - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 21st, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of 0.33 per share on Wednesday, March 19th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th.

Avnet has raised its dividend payment by an average of 12.0% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 12 consecutive years. Avnet has a payout ratio of 24.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Avnet to earn $5.67 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.32 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 23.3%.

NASDAQ AVT traded down $0.64 on Friday, reaching $51.87. 335,930 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 670,633. Avnet has a 12 month low of $45.45 and a 12 month high of $59.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.24. The stock has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.13.

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by ($0.01). Avnet had a net margin of 1.41% and a return on equity of 7.49%. As a group, research analysts predict that Avnet will post 3.41 earnings per share for the current year.

AVT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Avnet from $54.00 to $52.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Bank of America lowered Avnet from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $58.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

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Avnet, Inc, distributes electronic component technology. The company operates through two segments, Electronic Components and Farnell. The Electronic Components segment markets, sells, and distributes semiconductors; interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components; and other integrated components from electronic component manufacturers.

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