Williams-Sonoma announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 13% to $.17 per share.
Following the dividend increase, Avery Dennison stock will offer investors a 2.4% current dividend yield.
Typically Smucker doesn’t announce a dividend increase until April, so today’s announcement was a pleasant surprise to investors.
Men’s Wearhouse announced yesterday that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 33% to $12 per share.
The dividend announcement was overshadowed by news that investing guru Warren Buffet is stepping down from the board of directors at the Washington Post.
Steve Jobs dividend income from his Disney stock is increasing 14% to a cool $55 million.
Lincoln National currently only pays out $.01 per share every quarter, so even with the dividend increase LNC shares will only yield 0.2%.
Equifax is quadrupling their quarterly dividend and raising their dividend payout target to 25 – 35% of adjusted net income.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.50 per share.
Avago Technologies announced today that the company is initiating a quarterly dividend program.
France Telecom allayed investor concerns yesterday when the company announced that they would maintain their current dividend through 2012.
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.
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.
Applied Materials announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share.
Monsanto announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.265 per share.