The defensive nature of healthcare stocks has made them more attractive in this unsettled market.
Former CEO Jeff Kindler had indicated in August that a Pfizer dividend increase would likely come in December.
The bearish tone in the market this month led many investors to look at safer dividend stocks.
Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler signaled that the company would increase their quarterly dividend this December.
Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.
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.
With Treasury rates at historic lows, fixed income investors are hard pressed to find decent yields.
Last week, Pfizer slashed their dividend by 50%, but was their dividend cut even necessary?
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that they are slashing their quarterly dividend by 50% to $.16 per share.