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General Electric announced today that the conglomerate will finally increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.12 per share.
A. O. Smith has a solid dividend history and has paid dividends every year since 1940.
One question that we do hear quite frequently from investors is why are dividends better than stock buybacks?
Diamond Offshore Drilling announced today that the company will cut their quarterly dividend by 45% due to uncertainty on the drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.
The surprise dividend increase comes as Starbucks posted fiscal third quarter earnings growth of 37% and boosted their guidance.
This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.
The dividend increase comes as ETN delivered second quarter earnings results that were $.19 above Wall Street’s consensus estimates.
Airgas announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 14% to $.25 per share.
The chipmaker can certainly afford to increase their dividend. Altera finished the second quarter with $2.1 billion in cash and virtually no debt on their balance sheet.
This dividend stock generates 100% of their revenues from international markets and offers a compelling dividend yield of 4.6%.
Big dividends are not bad news if a company can afford to pay them, unfortunately in Barnes & Noble’s case it appears that they cannot.
Solera Holdings announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.30 per share.
Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.
This marks the 43rd consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has increased their dividend.
With all the focus that has been given to Europe, China and even the Gulf of Mexico in recent months, it seems that many investors have ignored Latin America.
PPG Industries announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 2% to $.55 per share.
Walgreens has now raised their dividend for 35 consecutive years and has been paying a dividend for more than 77 years.
Dividend investors will be interested to know that RBC is forecasting a significant dividend increase by the second quarter of 2011.
National Semiconductor announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.10 per share.
Cramer believes Verizon warrants a buy despite the fact that the stock is underperforming the market.
Should dividend investors buy Walgreens stock at its current levels?
KLA-Tencor announced that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.25 per share.
At the midpoint of this year it seems a good opportunity to review the biggest dividend stories of 2010.
Are growth stocks really finding a better use for their cash piles than returning it to investors in the form of a dividend?
This company has an impressive record of reinventing itself, which has allowed it to be successful for over 100 years.
Only 7 of the 43 dividend aristocrat stocks managed to post gains in June.
We have assembled this complete list of dividend ETF’s for the benefit of our fellow dividend investors.
CEO Jamie Dimon said yesterday that investors will likely see no dividend increase coming from JP Morgan in 2010.
Investors that owned the following five companies have reaped the benefits of owning the best dividend stocks over the last 3 years.
General Mills joins the ranks of blue chip stocks that are increasing their dividends in 2010.
With so much uncertainty in the markets, it’s nice to see financial pundits like Jim Cramer still recommending dividend stocks.
If there is only one factor that you use to evaluate dividend stocks, it should be their cash flow and specifically their free cash flow.
Increased dividend tax rates could provide investors yet another incentive to sell stocks.
This Canadian telecom offers investors an impressive 5.0% dividend yield and generated $2.65 billion in operating cash flow last year.
The dividend increase was driven by Medtronic’s strong cash flows and part of their effort to return cash to their shareholders.
The penny increase in the dividend payment will lift BBY’s current yield to 1.6% based on yesterday’s closing price.
Darden shares have gained 19% since the beginning of the year, but cautious consumers may hold back further gains in the near term.
The thought of considering an airline stock as a dividend play is probably foreign to most investors.
Although the dividend increase is marginal, it will lift Duke Energy’s yield to 6.1% based on today’s closing price.
By buying a dividend stock with a 7% yield, you stand to double your investment in a decade even if the stock price doesn’t budge.
Lincare Holdings announced today that they will initiate a quarterly dividend program.
PetSmart announced today that they will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.125 per share.
Here is a look at the top performing dividend aristocrat stocks in 2010.
Here is a look at the 10 stocks initiating dividends in 2010.
The auto insurer is on the verge of paying out the largest dividend payout in the company’s history.
Here's a list of 5 dividend stocks for former BP investors to consider.
As expected, BP announced today that the company will officially suspend their quarterly dividend in the wake of the Gulf oil spill disaster.
Gilead Sciences is a cash flow machine, but the stock has never paid a quarterly dividend.
Dividend stocks that can demonstrate that they are generating significant cash flow and are increasing their dividend payments are becoming very popular.
If you look beyond Verizon and AT&T you can find 3 top Dow dividend stocks that have shined in 2010.
It was only 18 months ago that JP Morgan, Bank of America and even General Electric were in similar situations.
BP will likely be forced to modify their dividend program, but speculation over a possible bankruptcy or acquisition appears remote given these numbers.
It has been widely speculated that BP would be forced to suspend their dividend program given the political pressure they are facing to do so.
For weeks now, questions, rumors, speculation and predictions have been swirling about BP.
Del Monte Foods is aggressively working to increase shareholder value and will nearly double their quarterly dividend this year.
Retailer American Eagle Outfitters is increasing their quarterly dividend by 10%.
BP shares plunged nearly 16% today as investors dumped the stock since a dividend cut appears imminent.
Caterpillar Inc. announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 5% to $.44 per share.
Target announced today that the retailer is increasing its quarterly dividend by 47% to $.25 per share.
Income investors are sure to take notice of Viacom now that the stock offers a higher dividend yield than other consumer media stocks like Disney or News Corp.
Goldman Sachs analyst, Michelle della Vigna, believes that the increasing cost of damages and reduced earnings outlook will impact BP’s dividend.
FedEx announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 12% to $.12 per share.
In an indication that the global economy is improving, Sasol Ltd. announced today that they are resuming their dividend growth policy.
Fitch Ratings believes that BP's dividend is safe despite the widespread speculation of an imminent dividend cut.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was recently asked at a Sanford Bernstein analyst conference how large of a dividend increase should investors expect.
While fundamentally BP can continue to service their annual $10.4 billion dividend payment, politically it may become impossible to maintain.
Here is a look at the top dividend stocks for May 2010 that managed to deliver impressive gains despite the market sell-off.
Investors looking for higher yields should not write off dividend stocks.
Falling oil prices are producing attractive dividend yields among stocks in the energy sector.
This marks the 7th consecutive year that Northrop Grumman has increased their dividend payment.
The impressive dividend hike shows that Dr. Pepper Snapple is getting serious about dividends.
The dividend increase marks the 33rd consecutive year that Clorox has increased their annual dividend payout – dating back to 1977.
Earlier this month, Mad Money host Jim Cramer unveiled his recommendations to investors for a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks.
JP Morgan Chase has indicated that the bank will eventually increase their dividend payout to 30 – 40% of earnings.
Nordstrom, Inc announced yesterday that the company will increase their dividend by 25%.
One of our favorite Canadian dividend plays is the Bank of Montreal, which we view as the safest Canadian dividend stock.
While gold stocks typically don’t offer great dividend yields, income investors should take another look at these stocks given the positive outlook for gold prices.
Dividends are why stocks generate better returns than bonds over the long term.
Sonoco announced today that their Board of Directors approved a 4% increase in their quarterly dividend.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today that the company will double their dividend from $.60 per share to $1.20 per share.
High-end retailer Coach seems to be getting serious about dividends.
While many of the top dividend stocks have performed very well this year, eDividendStocks.com has put together a list of 5 Dow dividend stocks that are lagging in 2010.
Don’t be fooled by AT&T and Verizon’s subpar performances this year, high yielding Dow dividend stocks are thriving in 2010.
Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon announced today in his annual letter to shareholders that JPM may raise its annual dividend to $.75 - $1.00 if certain conditions are met.
We tend to focus primarily on identifying good dividend stocks to buy and probably don’t give enough attention on when to sell dividend stocks.
The positive dividend announcement follows yesterday’s announcement that Brinker will be selling their On The Border restaurants for an undisclosed amount.
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News of the dividend increase came as ConocoPhillips unveiled plans to increase shareholder value at their annual analyst meeting in New York.
Starbucks joins the ranks of dividend stocks after announcing this morning that the company will initiate a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share.
The dividend hike comes as Williams Sonoma released fourth quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s consensus expectations.
Here is a list of 6 fake dividend stocks. These companies pay investors as little as they feel they can get away with, while still being classified as a dividend stock.
Kraft Food’s current dividend yield now stands at 3.9% and ranks 6th among the Dow Jones stock components.
Dividend investors have reason to cheer as GE’s CFO indicated that the company plans to begin growing their dividend again, but not until 2011.
Pepsi increased their dividend by 7%, but their dividend yield is still below Coca Cola's 3.3% yield.
We likely will not see any dividend increases from financial stocks until at least the second half of this year and probably not until 2011.
Here are 5 dividend stocks offer investors impressively high dividend yields, and they also have sufficient free cash flow to maintain their dividend payments.
Despite their tremendous cash flow, the world’s largest retailer remains one of the lower yielding dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index.
With over $12 billion in cash on their balance sheet, income investors should be excited to see the company focusing on returning some of that cash to its shareholders.
Lost in the myriad of stories hitting the markets last week were several key dividend announcements.
Just days ago we profiled CKE Restaurants as one of our Top 5 Restaurant Dividend Stocks.
Here are six dividend aristocrat stocks that delivered negative returns over the last decade.