This marks the 112th consecutive year that the Union Pacific has been paying dividends to their shareholders.
Edison International announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 1.6% to $.32 per share.
Reynolds American announced today that the company is increasing their dividend payout target from 75% to 80% of net income.
The highest yielding S&P 500 stock announced on Friday that they will cut their dividend beginning in September.
JP Morgan Chase has indicated that the bank will eventually increase their dividend payout to 30 – 40% of earnings.
Despite their tremendous cash flow, the world’s largest retailer remains one of the lower yielding dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.
Last week, Pfizer slashed their dividend by 50%, but was their dividend cut even necessary?