One question that we do hear quite frequently from investors is why are dividends better than stock buybacks?
Are growth stocks really finding a better use for their cash piles than returning it to investors in the form of a dividend?
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.
Retailer Target announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.17 per share.
Clorox Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 9% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.50 per share.
Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.31 per share.
Office supplies retailer Staples announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.0825 per share.
Monsanto announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.265 per share.
Black & Decker announced today that they are cutting their quarterly dividend by 71% to $.12 per share.
Eastman Kodak announced today that the company is suspending their quarterly dividend.
Johnson & Johnson announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 6.5% to $.49 per share.