Top Dividend Stocks
Altera announced yesterday that the company will boost their quarterly dividend by 33 percent to $.08 per share.
Cummins announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 52 percent to $.40 per share.
Mad Money host Jim Cramer recently identified 5 manufacturing stocks that are experiencing rising demand for their products.
Medtronic announced today that the company will raise their quarterly dividend by 8 percent to $.2425 per share.
Caterpillar has now paid a regular dividend every quarterly since 1933 and has given their shareholders a dividend increase for 18 consecutive years.
This mega stock repurchase program represents about 8% of Walmart’s current market cap of $188.8 billion.
We have identified 6 blue chip dividend stocks that we expect to outperform the Dow Jones index over the next 6 months. All 6 of these dividend stocks are currently Dow components and a couple of our stock picks will probably surprise you.
IBM has finally overtaken Microsoft to become the 2nd most valuable tech stock in the world.
This marks the fourth dividend increase in the past 12 months from Yamana Gold.
Former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer believes there is only one oil tanker stock that you should own right now.
This marks the 39th consecutive year that Pepsi has raised their dividend.
This marks the 49th consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has raised their quarterly dividend.
This marks the 24th consecutive year that Chevron has raised their quarterly dividend.
Here is a look at 7 hot Dow stocks that have seen their stock prices climb each month in 2011.
Over the past 8 years, IBM has increased their dividend by 400%.
General Electric announced this week that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 7% to $.15 per share.
Newmont Mining announced at their annual Investors Day conference that the company will be changing their dividend policy in order to link future payments directly to gold prices.
Lowe’s has undertaken a major restructuring program which is expected to improve their margins and lift their earnings results.
International Paper announced today that the company was giving another dividend increase to their shareholders.
The dividend increase has been a long time in coming, but will lift the current dividend yield on JPM stock to 2.2%.
Air Products & Chemicals announced today that the company is raising their quarterly dividend by 18% to $.58 per share. This marks the 29th straight year that Air Products has given their shareholders a dividend increase.
Jim Cramer is recommending that conservative investors take a look at Canadian bank stocks that offer less headline risk.
Family Dollar Stores has seen their stock price climb 19% since the end of January after receiving a takeover bid from Trian Group. However, the discount retailer still believes their stock is substantially undervalued.
Fred’s announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.05 per share.
The dividend increase just adds to Coca Cola’s legacy as a dividend aristocrat and reflects the company’s confidence in their long-term cash flows.
Shares in Family Dollar Stores spiked over 21% today on news that Trian Capital wants to take the discount retailer private.
This marks the 44th consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has increased their dividend payout.
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According to Jim Cramer, Pitney Bowes is transitioning from a good dividend stock and is fast becoming an exciting dividend stock.
Hasbro announced that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.30 per share.
This announcement marks the 17th consecutive year that Ross Stores has increased their dividend.
UPS is using their cash flows to deliver a bigger dividend to investors.
Typically Smucker doesn’t announce a dividend increase until April, so today’s announcement was a pleasant surprise to investors.
It's hard not to take a second and even third look at what may be the cheapest Israeli dividend stock.
Intel has now been paying dividends to investors since 1992 and begins the year as one of the highest yielding stocks in the Dow Jones index.
Family Dollar Stores announced yesterday that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 16% to $18 per share.
Investors now have 3 new dividend aristocrat stocks for 2011 to consider.
Only one company can take the title as the top dividend stock of 2010 and that honor goes to Cummins.
Here are 5 dividend stocks that investors are watching in 2011.
For investors looking for a high yield China dividend stock, Huaneng Power may be the stock you’ve been looking for.
UBS upgraded GE from “Neutral” to a “Buy” rating today citing an attractive valuation and strong dividend yield.
Here are two cheap China dividend stocks that give investors both a play on the emerging markets growth as well as a nice dividend yield.
For investors looking to follow a Dow 10 strategy this year, Merck is a must-have stock in your portfolio. However, we have Merck as our top Dow dividend stock in 2011.
For investors looking to follow a Dow 10 strategy this year, Merck is a must-have stock in your portfolio. However, we have Merck as our top Dow dividend stock in 2011.
As his tradition has been, Jim Cramer used the first Mad Money show of 2011 to reveal his Dow forecast and his top Dow stock picks for 2011.
For dividend investors wanting to capitalize on the Dow 10 strategy this year, here are the 10 highest yielding Dow stocks to add to your portfolio.
Here are 5 top dividend stocks for 2011 that we at eDividendStocks have highlighted for investors.
AT&T is already the highest yielding stock in the Dow Jones index. Today’s dividend announcement will increase that dividend yield to 5.9% based on yesterday’s closing price.
Dominion announced today that the utility stock will increase their quarterly dividend by 8% to $.4925 per share and their dividend payout ratio to 60 - 65%.
AT&T is already the highest yielding stock in the Dow Jones index, so investors shouldn’t expect a significant dividend increase this year.
Today’s announcement marks the seventh consecutive year that Waste Management has increased their dividend.
Former CEO Jeff Kindler had indicated in August that a Pfizer dividend increase would likely come in December.
Since the beginning of 2010, CVX shares have gained nearly 15% and have outpaced the 9.6% gain in the Dow Jones index.
General Electric pleasantly surprised investors today when they announced their second dividend increase this year.
United Parcel Service CFO Kurt Kuehn was quoted in a German newspaper today saying that UPS will use their strong cash position to boost their dividend rather than focusing on acquisitions.
President Obama announced that a framework agreement is in place with Congressional Republicans that will extend the Bush tax rates for 2 more years.
Reynolds American announced today that the company is increasing their dividend payout target from 75% to 80% of net income.
Steve Jobs dividend income from his Disney stock is increasing 14% to a cool $55 million.
Johnson Controls announced yesterday that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 23% to $.16 per share.
Sysco Corporation announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 4% to $.26 per share.
Automatic Data Processing announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 6% to $.36 per share.
Annual dividend increases may be fine for regular dividend stocks, but these premier dividend stocks are rewarding investors with multiple dividend increases this year.
Equifax is quadrupling their quarterly dividend and raising their dividend payout target to 25 – 35% of adjusted net income.
The Federal Reserve may soon allow some of the top bank stocks to raise their dividends.
With this dividend announcement, Yamana Gold will have increased their annual dividend payment by 200% over 2009.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.50 per share.
This marks the 38th consecutive year that VFC has increased their dividend payout putting them in the elite group of dividend aristocrat stocks.
Here is a look at 3 dividend stocks outperforming Apple this year.
Today’s dividend announcement will make Reynolds American the highest yielding tobacco stock.
Last year's dividend cut was intended to save SuperValu $75 million, but has ended up costing them over $1 billion in lost market cap.
The California gold rush saw speculators from across the globe converged on California convinced that gold would make them rich.
Johnson Controls investors could expect about a 25% dividend increase in November.
Here are 3 stocks that are trying to impress investors by paying out a bigger dividend than they can really afford.
Through the first nine months of the year, dividend payments have increased $18.5 billion.
McDonald's initiated their dividend program in 1976 and has increased their dividend every year since then.
Although Google and Apple are both shadow dividend stocks for now, let’s take a look at these two tech giants to see whose stock we should be buying.
Cisco Systems announced this week that the company will initiate a dividend program by 2011.
Dividend investors reacted positively to news of the dividend increase, sending Yum! Brands stock price to a new 52-week high.
Here are 3 dividend aristocrat stocks that have proven capable of posting strong performances in any market.
Dividend aristocrat stocks once again outperformed the broader market indices with the group of long-term dividend payers declining only 2.8 percent on average.
The cigarette maker just announced their second dividend increase this year.
Are tech stocks cheap or is the worst still to come?
Dividend investors can often scoop up accidental high yielding dividend stocks that have gone “on sale” due to market jitters.
With all of the attention that is being given to agriculture stocks these days, it behooves dividend investors to follow the money.
Here are 3 restaurant stocks with above average dividend yields that you should pay attention to.
No sector reflects the markets attitude change more clearly than the deepwater drilling stocks.
The largest Canadian telecom stock announced today that they will boost their already high dividend yield even higher.
It’s hard to ignore the fact that higher gold prices are leading to bigger dividends and investors need to at least consider gold stocks for their portfolio.
The highest yielding S&P 500 stock announced on Friday that they will cut their dividend beginning in September.
We believe these five factors provide compelling reasons to buy Verizon stock now.
This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.
This dividend stock generates 100% of their revenues from international markets and offers a compelling dividend yield of 4.6%.
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.
Dividend investors will be interested to know that RBC is forecasting a significant dividend increase by the second quarter of 2011.
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?
This company has an impressive record of reinventing itself, which has allowed it to be successful for over 100 years.
Investors that owned the following five companies have reaped the benefits of owning the best dividend stocks over the last 3 years.
With so much uncertainty in the markets, it’s nice to see financial pundits like Jim Cramer still recommending dividend stocks.
This Canadian telecom offers investors an impressive 5.0% dividend yield and generated $2.65 billion in operating cash flow last year.