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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.
One question that we do hear quite frequently from investors is why are dividends better than stock buybacks?
This internet stock offers an impressive 6.8% dividend yield and yet the stock only trades at 5x consensus 2011 earnings estimates.
This dividend stock generates 100% of their revenues from international markets and offers a compelling dividend yield of 4.6%.
Big dividends are not bad news if a company can afford to pay them, unfortunately in Barnes & Noble’s case it appears that they cannot.
Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.
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.
Dividend investors will be interested to know that RBC is forecasting a significant dividend increase by the second quarter of 2011.
National Semiconductor announced today that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 25% to $.10 per share.
Cramer believes Verizon warrants a buy despite the fact that the stock is underperforming the market.
Should dividend investors buy Walgreens stock at its current levels?
At the midpoint of this year it seems a good opportunity to review the biggest dividend stories of 2010.
This company has an impressive record of reinventing itself, which has allowed it to be successful for over 100 years.
We have assembled this complete list of dividend ETF’s for the benefit of our fellow dividend investors.
Investors that owned the following five companies have reaped the benefits of owning the best dividend stocks over the last 3 years.
With so much uncertainty in the markets, it’s nice to see financial pundits like Jim Cramer still recommending dividend stocks.
If there is only one factor that you use to evaluate dividend stocks, it should be their cash flow and specifically their free cash flow.
The dividend increase was driven by Medtronic’s strong cash flows and part of their effort to return cash to their shareholders.
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.
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.
Here's a list of 5 dividend stocks for former BP investors to consider.
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.
Dividend stocks that can demonstrate that they are generating significant cash flow and are increasing their dividend payments are becoming very popular.
If you look beyond Verizon and AT&T you can find 3 top Dow dividend stocks that have shined in 2010.
It was only 18 months ago that JP Morgan, Bank of America and even General Electric were in similar situations.
BP will likely be forced to modify their dividend program, but speculation over a possible bankruptcy or acquisition appears remote given these numbers.
It has been widely speculated that BP would be forced to suspend their dividend program given the political pressure they are facing to do so.
Del Monte Foods is aggressively working to increase shareholder value and will nearly double their quarterly dividend this year.
BP shares plunged nearly 16% today as investors dumped the stock since a dividend cut appears imminent.
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.
Goldman Sachs analyst, Michelle della Vigna, believes that the increasing cost of damages and reduced earnings outlook will impact BP’s dividend.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was recently asked at a Sanford Bernstein analyst conference how large of a dividend increase should investors expect.
Here is a look at the top dividend stocks for May 2010 that managed to deliver impressive gains despite the market sell-off.
Investors looking for higher yields should not write off dividend stocks.
Falling oil prices are producing attractive dividend yields among stocks in the energy sector.
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.
Earlier this month, Mad Money host Jim Cramer unveiled his recommendations to investors for a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks.
Nordstrom, Inc announced yesterday that the company will increase their dividend by 25%.
One of our favorite Canadian dividend plays is the Bank of Montreal, which we view as the safest Canadian dividend stock.
While gold stocks typically don’t offer great dividend yields, income investors should take another look at these stocks given the positive outlook for gold prices.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today that the company will double their dividend from $.60 per share to $1.20 per share.
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.
Don’t be fooled by AT&T and Verizon’s subpar performances this year, high yielding Dow dividend stocks are thriving in 2010.
We tend to focus primarily on identifying good dividend stocks to buy and probably don’t give enough attention on when to sell dividend stocks.
Starbucks joins the ranks of dividend stocks after announcing this morning that the company will initiate a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share.
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.
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.
We likely will not see any dividend increases from financial stocks until at least the second half of this year and probably not until 2011.
Here are 5 dividend stocks offer investors impressively high dividend yields, and they also have sufficient free cash flow to maintain their dividend payments.
Despite their tremendous cash flow, the world’s largest retailer remains one of the lower yielding dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index.
Just days ago we profiled CKE Restaurants as one of our Top 5 Restaurant Dividend Stocks.
Here is a review of the dividend stocks that Jim Cramer recommended to investors on his Mad Money show.
While Coca Cola stock has outperformed Pepsi over the last several years, Pepsi appears poised to reverse that trend and offers investors a solid dividend with strong growth potential.
Investors are now looking for more realistic returns and they are now accepting the fact that dividends will account for a significant portion of their total returns.
Dividend stock investors should be optimistic about several announcements this week of companies restoring or increasing their dividend payments.
Dividend stock investors tend to focus exclusively on American blue chip stocks often to their own chagrin.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is probably one of the biggest dividend investors that you’ve never heard of.
Five small cap dividend stocks that offer attractive dividend yields, but are often overlooked by dividend investors.
AT&T announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2.4% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.42 per share.
Kimberly Clark announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.60 per share.
Honeywell announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.3025 per share.
The credit card company has now paid dividends every quarter since it went public in 1995.
Valero Energy announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.15 per share.
Union Pacific announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.27 per share.
IBM announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.55 per share.
Merck’s current dividend yield now stands at 5.1% making it the fourth highest yielding Dow stock.
DuPont announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.41 per share.
Chevron announced today that its Board of Directors has agreed to increase their quarterly dividend by 5% to $.68 per share.
Kellogg Company announced on Friday that its Board of Directors has increased their quarterly dividend by 10% to $.375.
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.
Dow component Microsoft announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.13 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.
Dow component United Technologies announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.385 per share.
Financial media company The Street announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.025 per share.
Equipment maker Caterpillar announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.42 per share.
Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share.
Applied Materials announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 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.
- May 29, 2009
- Dividend News
Yum! Brands announced today that their Board of Directors is maintaining their quarterly dividend of $.19 per share.
Lowe’s announced today that their Board of Directors has increased their quarterly dividend by 6% to $.09 per share.
BB&T announced yesterday that they are reducing their quarterly dividend by 68% to $.15 per share.