Posts Tagged ‘shareholder value’

This marks the 2nd time in the past 12 months that AmerisourceBergen has increased their dividend.

Hudson City Bancorp announced today that the company will cut their quarterly dividend by 47% to $.08 per share.

Ingersoll-Rand announced this week that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 71% to $.12 per share.

Seagate Technology announced this week that the company will reinstate their quarterly dividend at $.18 per share.

Fred’s announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.05 per share.

St. Jude Medical announced today that the medical device company will start paying a dividend in April of $.21 per share.

This marks the 44th consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has increased their dividend payout.

Rio Tinto announced today that the company will pay a final dividend of $.63 per share which effectively doubles their dividend payment from last year.

Regis Corporation announced today that the company is raising their quarterly dividend by 50% to $.06 per share.

Potash Corporation announced today that the company is offering a 3-for-1 stock split and increasing their quarterly dividend by 110%.

This marks the 39th consecutive year that Kimberly Clark has increased their dividend.

Airgas announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 16% to $.29 per share following a 19% increase in net earnings in the third quarter.

Former CEO Jeff Kindler had indicated in August that a Pfizer dividend increase would likely come in December.

Stryker Corporation announced yesterday that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.18 per share.

Reynolds American announced today that the company is increasing their dividend payout target from 75% to 80% of net income.

This marks the eighth dividend increase from the farm equipment maker since early 2004.

Johnson Controls announced yesterday that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 23% to $.16 per share.

BHP Billiton keeps swinging for the fences with a big acquisition deal and they keep striking out.

McDonald's initiated their dividend program in 1976 and has increased their dividend every year since then.

Kroger initiated their dividend program in 2006 and has increased their dividend every year since then.

General Electric announced today that the conglomerate will finally increase their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.12 per share.

Del Monte Foods is aggressively working to increase shareholder value and will nearly double their quarterly dividend this year.

News of the dividend increase came as ConocoPhillips unveiled plans to increase shareholder value at their annual analyst meeting in New York.