Posts Tagged ‘quarterly dividend’
General Electric announced today that the conglomerate will finally increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.12 per share.
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.
Solera Holdings announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.30 per share.
This marks the 43rd consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has increased their dividend.
Walgreens has now raised their dividend for 35 consecutive years and has been paying a dividend for more than 77 years.
National Semiconductor announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.10 per share.
KLA-Tencor announced that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 67% to $.25 per share.
General Mills joins the ranks of blue chip stocks that are increasing their dividends in 2010.
The dividend increase was driven by Medtronic’s strong cash flows and part of their effort to return cash to their shareholders.
The penny increase in the dividend payment will lift BBY’s current yield to 1.6% based on yesterday’s closing price.
Darden shares have gained 19% since the beginning of the year, but cautious consumers may hold back further gains in the near term.
Although the dividend increase is marginal, it will lift Duke Energy’s yield to 6.1% based on today’s closing price.
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.
Lincare Holdings announced today that they will initiate a quarterly dividend program.
PetSmart announced today that they will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.125 per share.
Here is a look at the top performing dividend aristocrat stocks in 2010.
Here is a look at the 10 stocks initiating dividends in 2010.
As expected, BP announced today that the company will officially suspend their quarterly dividend in the wake of the Gulf oil spill disaster.
Gilead Sciences is a cash flow machine, but the stock has never paid a quarterly dividend.
Del Monte Foods is aggressively working to increase shareholder value and will nearly double their quarterly dividend this year.
Retailer American Eagle Outfitters is increasing their quarterly dividend by 10%.
Caterpillar Inc. announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 5% to $.44 per share.
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.
FedEx announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 12% to $.12 per share.
This marks the 7th consecutive year that Northrop Grumman has increased their dividend payment.
The impressive dividend hike shows that Dr. Pepper Snapple is getting serious about dividends.
The dividend increase marks the 33rd consecutive year that Clorox has increased their annual dividend payout – dating back to 1977.
JP Morgan Chase has indicated that the bank will eventually increase their dividend payout to 30 – 40% of earnings.
Nordstrom, Inc announced yesterday that the company will increase their dividend by 25%.
Sonoco announced today that their Board of Directors approved a 4% increase in their quarterly dividend.
Don’t be fooled by AT&T and Verizon’s subpar performances this year, high yielding Dow dividend stocks are thriving in 2010.
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.
Starbucks joins the ranks of dividend stocks after announcing this morning that the company will initiate a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share.
The dividend hike comes as Williams Sonoma released fourth quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s consensus expectations.
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.
Family Dollar Stores announced yesterday that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.135 per share.
United Technologies announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend at $.385 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.
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.
Capital One is cutting its quarterly dividend by 87% to save the company $500 million.
- March 6, 2009
- Dividend News
BorgWarner announced yesterday that they are suspending their quarterly dividend payment in an effort to conserve cash.
- March 5, 2009
- Dividend News
Abbott Laboratories announced they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 11% to $.40 per share.
- March 3, 2009
- Dividend News
Talbots announced that they are suspending their quarterly dividend payment.