Posts Tagged ‘dividend yield’
A. O. Smith has a solid dividend history and has paid dividends every year since 1940.
Diamond Offshore Drilling announced today that the company will cut their quarterly dividend by 45% due to uncertainty on the drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.
The surprise dividend increase comes as Starbucks posted fiscal third quarter earnings growth of 37% and boosted their guidance.
This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.
The dividend increase comes as ETN delivered second quarter earnings results that were $.19 above Wall Street’s consensus estimates.
Airgas announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 14% to $.25 per share.
The chipmaker can certainly afford to increase their dividend. Altera finished the second quarter with $2.1 billion in cash and virtually no debt on their balance sheet.
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.
Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.
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?
Are growth stocks really finding a better use for their cash piles than returning it to investors in the form of a dividend?
This company has an impressive record of reinventing itself, which has allowed it to be successful for over 100 years.
CEO Jamie Dimon said yesterday that investors will likely see no dividend increase coming from JP Morgan in 2010.
Investors that owned the following five companies have reaped the benefits of owning the best dividend stocks over the last 3 years.
This Canadian telecom offers investors an impressive 5.0% dividend yield and generated $2.65 billion in operating cash flow last year.
The dividend increase was driven by Medtronic’s strong cash flows and part of their effort to return cash to their shareholders.
Darden shares have gained 19% since the beginning of the year, but cautious consumers may hold back further gains in the near term.
The thought of considering an airline stock as a dividend play is probably foreign to most investors.
By buying a dividend stock with a 7% yield, you stand to double your investment in a decade even if the stock price doesn’t budge.
Here is a look at the 10 stocks initiating dividends in 2010.
The auto insurer is on the verge of paying out the largest dividend payout in the company’s history.
Here's a list of 5 dividend stocks for former BP investors to consider.
It was only 18 months ago that JP Morgan, Bank of America and even General Electric were in similar situations.
BP will likely be forced to modify their dividend program, but speculation over a possible bankruptcy or acquisition appears remote given these numbers.
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.
Retailer American Eagle Outfitters is increasing their quarterly dividend by 10%.
BP shares plunged nearly 16% today as investors dumped the stock since a dividend cut appears imminent.
Target announced today that the retailer is increasing its quarterly dividend by 47% to $.25 per share.
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.
Goldman Sachs analyst, Michelle della Vigna, believes that the increasing cost of damages and reduced earnings outlook will impact BP’s dividend.
FedEx announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 12% to $.12 per share.
In an indication that the global economy is improving, Sasol Ltd. announced today that they are resuming their dividend growth policy.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was recently asked at a Sanford Bernstein analyst conference how large of a dividend increase should investors expect.
Here is a look at the top dividend stocks for May 2010 that managed to deliver impressive gains despite the market sell-off.
Falling oil prices are producing attractive dividend yields among stocks in the energy sector.
The impressive dividend hike shows that Dr. Pepper Snapple is getting serious about dividends.
Nordstrom, Inc announced yesterday that the company will increase their dividend by 25%.
While gold stocks typically don’t offer great dividend yields, income investors should take another look at these stocks given the positive outlook for gold prices.
While many of the top dividend stocks have performed very well this year, eDividendStocks.com has put together a list of 5 Dow dividend stocks that are lagging in 2010.
Don’t be fooled by AT&T and Verizon’s subpar performances this year, high yielding Dow dividend stocks are thriving in 2010.
Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon announced today in his annual letter to shareholders that JPM may raise its annual dividend to $.75 - $1.00 if certain conditions are met.
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.
The positive dividend announcement follows yesterday’s announcement that Brinker will be selling their On The Border restaurants for an undisclosed amount.
- March 26, 2010
- Dividend News
News of the dividend increase came as ConocoPhillips unveiled plans to increase shareholder value at their annual analyst meeting in New York.
Here is a list of 6 fake dividend stocks. These companies pay investors as little as they feel they can get away with, while still being classified as a dividend stock.
Kraft Food’s current dividend yield now stands at 3.9% and ranks 6th among the Dow Jones stock components.
Dividend investors have reason to cheer as GE’s CFO indicated that the company plans to begin growing their dividend again, but not until 2011.
Pepsi increased their dividend by 7%, but their dividend yield is still below Coca Cola's 3.3% yield.
We likely will not see any dividend increases from financial stocks until at least the second half of this year and probably not until 2011.
Mastercard announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.15 per share.
High yielding Dow component Verizon Communiciations announced yesterday that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend of $.46 per share.
Lowe’s announced today that their Board of Directors has increased their quarterly dividend by 6% to $.09 per share.
The Home Depot announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend for the 89th consecutive quarter.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.
Frontline announced first quarter earnings results that exceeded Wall Street's expectations and maintained their current high dividend.
McDonald’s announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.50 per share.
Retailer J.C. Penney’s announced that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share.
BB&T announced yesterday that they are reducing their quarterly dividend by 68% to $.15 per share.
Tidewater announced today that will maintain their quarterly dividend payment of $.25 per share.
The Board of Directors of Pepsi has approved a 6% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend to $.45 per share.
Eastman Kodak announced today that the company is suspending their quarterly dividend.
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.
Sotheby’s announced today that they are cutting their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.05 per share.
U.S. Steel announced yesterday that they are reducing their quarterly dividend by 83% to $.05 per share.
Last week, Pfizer slashed their dividend by 50%, but was their dividend cut even necessary?
Luxury retailer Coach has announced that they will begin paying a quarterly cash dividend of $.075 per share.
Eli Lilly’s board of directors have approved a quarterly dividend of $.49 per share.
Procter & Gamble announced yesterday that their Board of Directors has approved a 10% increase in their quarterly dividend payment to $.44 per share.
Seagate Technology announced today that they are suspending their quarterly dividend payment.
Family Dollar Stores announced yesterday that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.135 per share.
Walgreens announced today that they are paying a quarterly dividend for the 306th consecutive quarter.
United Technologies announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend at $.385 per share.
Caterpillar announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.42 per share.
CBS Corporation announced yesterday that their board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.05 per share.
Discount retailer TJX, operator of TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, has raised its quarterly dividend by 9% to $.12 per share.
- March 30, 2009
- Dividend News
Pepsi Bottling Group announced that their board of directors has approved a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.18 per share.
AT&T’s board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.41 per share.
- March 26, 2009
- Dividend News
Defense contractor Raytheon announced yesterday that its board of directors has increased the company’s quarterly dividend by 11% to $.31 per share.
- March 24, 2009
- Dividend News
Newell Rubbermaid announced today that they are reducing their quarterly dividend by 52%.
- March 20, 2009
- Dividend News
Intel Corporation announced today that its board of directors has approved a $.14 per share dividend.
Discover Financial announced they were reducing their quarterly dividend by 67% as the company reported a worse than expected operating loss for their fiscal first quarter.
Software company Oracle declared their very first quarterly dividend today after posting better than expected third quarter profits.
Dow component Alcoa cuts their quarterly dividendy by 82% as part of a broad cost cutting announcement.
- March 16, 2009
- Dividend News
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group announced a quarterly cash dividend payment of $.015 per share.
Here are five blue-chip dividend stocks that not only have attractive dividend yields, but are also very profitable and have reasonable payout ratios.
- March 13, 2009
- Dividend News
Pep Boys announced yesterday that they are cutting their quarterly dividend by 56% to $.03 per share.
- March 12, 2009
- Dividend News
Dillards board of directs has declared a quarterly dividend of $.04 per share.
Microsoft is increasing their quarterly dividend by 18% to $.13 per share.
Capital One is cutting its quarterly dividend by 87% to save the company $500 million.
Wells Fargo makes the difficult, but necessary decision to reduce their quarterly dividend by 85% to $.05 per share.
- March 6, 2009
- Dividend News
BorgWarner announced yesterday that they are suspending their quarterly dividend payment in an effort to conserve cash.
Wal-Mart comes through once again with another dividend increase....for the 35th consecutive year.
- March 5, 2009
- Dividend News
Abbott Laboratories announced they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 11% to $.40 per share.
With almost every dividend stock in the Dow Jones index yielding over 3%, who are the true "dogs of the Dow"?
- March 4, 2009
- Dividend News
U.S. Bancorp became the latest financial service company to announce a dividend cut.
- March 3, 2009
- Dividend News
Qualcomm announced a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend payment from $.16 per share to $.17 per share.