Posts Tagged ‘cash’

GE Announces Much Anticipated Dividend Increase

General Electric announced today that the conglomerate will finally increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.12 per share.

Why Dividends Are Better Than Stock Buybacks

One question that we do hear quite frequently from investors is why are dividends better than stock buybacks?

Starbucks Surprises Investors with Dividend Increase

The surprise dividend increase comes as Starbucks posted fiscal third quarter earnings growth of 37% and boosted their guidance.

A Cheap Internet Stock with a High Dividend Yield

This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.

Eaton Raises Dividend By 16%

The dividend increase comes as ETN delivered second quarter earnings results that were $.19 above Wall Street’s consensus estimates.

Is The Dividend Safe At Barnes & Noble?

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.

PPG Dividend Inches Higher

PPG Industries announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 2% to $.55 per share.

KLA-Tencor Dividend Jumps by 67%

KLA-Tencor announced that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.25 per share.

Why Big Dividends Are Not Bad News

Are growth stocks really finding a better use for their cash piles than returning it to investors in the form of a dividend?

Cash Flow: The Key to 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.

Medtronic Ups Dividend in Effort to Return Cash to Shareholders

The dividend increase was driven by Medtronic’s strong cash flows and part of their effort to return cash to their shareholders.

Best Buy Raises Dividend by a Penny

The penny increase in the dividend payment will lift BBY’s current yield to 1.6% based on yesterday’s closing price.

Lincare Holdings Initiates Quarterly Dividend

Lincare Holdings announced today that they will initiate a quarterly dividend program.

PetSmart Raises Quarterly Dividend by 25%

PetSmart announced today that they will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.125 per share.

5 Dividend Stocks for Former BP Investors

Here's a list of 5 dividend stocks for former BP investors to consider.

Should Gilead Sciences Declare a Dividend?

Gilead Sciences is a cash flow machine, but the stock has never paid a quarterly dividend.

BP Questions, Rumors, Speculation and Predictions

For weeks now, questions, rumors, speculation and predictions have been swirling about BP.

Target Dividend Jumps 47%

Target announced today that the retailer is increasing its quarterly dividend by 47% to $.25 per share.

Viacom Initiates Attractive Dividend Payment

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.

Sasol to Resume Their Dividend Growth Policy

In an indication that the global economy is improving, Sasol Ltd. announced today that they are resuming their dividend growth policy.

Coach Getting Serious About Dividends

High-end retailer Coach seems to be getting serious about dividends.

When to Sell Dividend Stocks

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.

Brinker Increases Dividend By 27%

The positive dividend announcement follows yesterday’s announcement that Brinker will be selling their On The Border restaurants for an undisclosed amount.

Starbucks Joins the Ranks of Dividend Stocks

Starbucks joins the ranks of dividend stocks after announcing this morning that the company will initiate a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share.

Williams Sonoma Increases Dividend After Earnings Climb 575%

The dividend hike comes as Williams Sonoma released fourth quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s consensus expectations.

5 Quality Dividend Stocks despite Their High Payout Ratios

Here are 5 dividend stocks offer investors impressively high dividend yields, and they also have sufficient free cash flow to maintain their dividend payments.

Qualcomm Hikes Dividend by 12%

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.

Restaurant Dividend Stock Acquired

Just days ago we profiled CKE Restaurants as one of our Top 5 Restaurant Dividend Stocks.

Dividend Investing in 2010

Investors are now looking for more realistic returns and they are now accepting the fact that dividends will account for a significant portion of their total returns.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Keeps Dividend Yield Over 6%

Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.31 per share.

United Technologies Pays Dividend For 73rd Consecutive Year

Dow component United Technologies announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.385 per share.

The Street Preserves 5% Dividend Yield

Financial media company The Street announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.025 per share.

Caterpillar Maintains High Dividend For Now

Equipment maker Caterpillar announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.42 per share.

Applied Materials Sets Quartely Dividend

Applied Materials announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share.

Home Depot Pays Dividend For 89th Consecutive Quarter

The Home Depot announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend for the 89th consecutive quarter.

McDonald’s Announces Cash Dividend

McDonald’s announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.50 per share.
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