July 20, 2011
Altera Boosts Dividend
Altera announced yesterday that the company will boost their quarterly dividend by 33 percent to $.08 per share.
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July 18, 2011
Gannett Doubles Dividend as Profits Plunge
Gannett announced today that they will double their dividend as profits at the newspaper company plunged 22 percent.
July 13, 2011
Walgreens Announces Biggest Dividend Increase Ever
Walgreens today announced their biggest dividend increase ever and also authorized a $2 billion stock buyback program.
July 12, 2011
Cummins Dividend Yield Climbs Higher
Cummins announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 52 percent to $.40 per share.
July 11, 2011
PACCAR Gives Investors a 50% Dividend Increase
PACCAR announced today that the company will give their investors a 50 percent quarterly dividend increase to $.18 per share.
June 29, 2011
General Mills Raises Dividend Again
This latest dividend increase from General Mills will push the current yield on their stock to 3.3 percent.
June 23, 2011
Medtronic Raises Dividend for 34th Consecutive Year
Medtronic announced today that the company will raise their quarterly dividend by 8 percent to $.2425 per share.
June 21, 2011
Duke Energy Boosts High Dividend Yield
Duke Energy announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 2 percent to $.25 per share.
Best Buy Authorizes $5 Billion Stock Repurchase and Dividend Increase
Best Buy announced today that the company had authorized a $5 billion stock repurchase program and will increase their quarterly dividend by 7 percent to $.16 per share.
June 8, 2011
Caterpillar Raises Dividend for 18th Consecutive Year
Caterpillar has now paid a regular dividend every quarterly since 1933 and has given their shareholders a dividend increase for 18 consecutive years.
June 3, 2011
Rockwell Automation Gives 21% Dividend Increase
Rockwell Automation announced today that the company will give their shareholders a 21% dividend increase to $.425 per share.
April 18, 2011
Southern Gives Shareholders a Dividend Increase for a 10th Straight Year
This marks the 10th straight year that the utility stock has given their shareholders a dividend increase.
April 11, 2011
Ingersoll-Rand Gives Investors a Dividend Increase
Ingersoll-Rand announced this week that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 71% to $.12 per share.
March 29, 2011
Another Dividend Increase for International Paper
International Paper announced today that the company was giving another dividend increase to their shareholders.
March 24, 2011
Oracle Dividend Increase Is Modest
Investors learned today of a small Oracle dividend increase of 20% to $.06 per share.
February 2, 2011
Broadcom Using Cash Flows To Pay Bigger Dividends
Broadcom announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 13% to $.09 per share.
Stronger Revenue Growth Leads to Dividend Boost at Time Warner
The dividend increase came as Time Warner posted their 2010 financial results which included their strongest revenue growth in years.
January 31, 2011
Small Cap Cherokee Cutting Dividend in Half
The company’s rationale for the dividend cut is to better focus on the company’s brands and to enable Cherokee to execute on its growth strategy.
Regis Raising Dividend By 50%
Regis Corporation announced today that the company is raising their quarterly dividend by 50% to $.06 per share.
January 27, 2011
Eaton Rewards Shareholders with Dividend Hike and Stock Split
Eaton Corporation announced today that the company is offering a 2-for-1 stock split and increasing their quarterly dividend by 17% to $.68 per share.
Investors Get a Dividend Boost from Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.48 per share.
January 14, 2011
10 Terms Every Dividend Investor Should Know
Here are 10 terms that every dividend investor should know.
December 15, 2010
Bristol-Myers Squibb Announces Small Dividend Increase
The penny dividend increase will push the current yield of BMY shares to 5.0%.
December 13, 2010
Iron Mountain Triples Dividend
Iron Mountain announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 200% to $.1875 per share.
December 10, 2010
GE Surprises Investors with Second Dividend Increase
General Electric pleasantly surprised investors today when they announced their second dividend increase this year.
December 6, 2010
Ecolab Hikes Dividend for 19th Consecutive Year
This marks the 19th consecutive year that Ecolab has raised their dividend. Ecolab has now been paying dividends for 74 consecutive years.
Six Flags Initiating Dividend Program
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced today that the company is initiating a quarterly dividend program.
November 16, 2010
Toy Maker Mattel Announces Dividend Increase
Toy maker Mattel announced today that the company will increase their dividend by 11% to $.83 per share.
October 21, 2010
Dividend Aristocrat Raises Payout for 38th Consecutive Year
This marks the 38th consecutive year that VFC has increased their dividend payout putting them in the elite group of dividend aristocrat stocks.
October 19, 2010
American Electric Power Looking To Increase Dividend
If the dividend increase is approved by the board of directors, AEP’s current yield will increase to 5.1% based on yesterday’s closing price.
October 15, 2010
Reynolds American Becomes Highest Yielding Tobacco Stock
Today’s dividend announcement will make Reynolds American the highest yielding tobacco stock.
October 12, 2010
Forecasting Johnson Controls Dividend Increase
Johnson Controls investors could expect about a 25% dividend increase in November.
August 26, 2010
Diageo Increasing Dividend 6%
Diageo announced today that the company is recommending increasing their dividend by 6% to 23.50 pence per share.
July 15, 2010
PPG Dividend Inches Higher
PPG Industries announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 2% to $.55 per share.
July 14, 2010
Walgreens Raises Dividend for 35th Consecutive Year
Walgreens has now raised their dividend for 35 consecutive years and has been paying a dividend for more than 77 years.
National Semiconductor Raises Dividend by 25%
National Semiconductor announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.10 per share.
July 13, 2010
KLA-Tencor Dividend Jumps by 67%
KLA-Tencor announced that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.25 per share.
June 24, 2010
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.
April 21, 2010
Coach Getting Serious About Dividends
High-end retailer Coach seems to be getting serious about dividends.
March 22, 2010
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.
May 28, 2009
Merck Maintains High Dividend Yield
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.
April 29, 2009
Costco Ups Quarterly Dividend By Over 12%
Costco announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by over 12% to $.18 per share.
April 28, 2009
IBM Increases Dividend For 14th Consecutive Year
IBM announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend for the 14th consecutive year.
April 8, 2009
CBS Corporation Maintains High Dividend Yield
CBS Corporation announced yesterday that their board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.05 per share.