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.
National Semiconductor announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.10 per share.
KLA-Tencor announced that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.25 per share.
The penny increase in the dividend payment will lift BBY’s current yield to 1.6% based on yesterday’s closing price.
High-end retailer Coach seems to be getting serious about dividends.
The dividend hike comes as Williams Sonoma released fourth quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s consensus expectations.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.
Costco announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by over 12% to $.18 per share.
IBM announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend for the 14th consecutive year.
CBS Corporation announced yesterday that their board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.05 per share.