Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 7/18/2013

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, July 18th:

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 26, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.3 percent.
Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE: HRL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, or $0.68 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 15, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.6 percent.
Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 22, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.9 percent.
Questcor Pharmacueticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 30, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.
Graco, Inc. (NYSE: GGG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 7, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.6 percent.
Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, or $2.40 annualized. This is a 15.4 percent increase from the prior dividend of $0.52. The dividend will be payable on August 20, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent. "Growing dividends through the business cycle is important, and this 15 percent increase, along with the $1 billion accelerated stock repurchase that we announced in April, support our commitment to deliver superior stockholder returns," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. "Our long dividend history, starting in 1925, is a great reminder of Caterpillar's enduring role in developing and manufacturing products and services that helped build the infrastructure of the modern world. We have a great track record and with our strong balance sheet and financial strength, we are looking forward to seeing our customers play a role in the continued development and the improvement of the lives of people around the world for decades to come," Oberhelman added.
C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized. This is a 5% increase from the prior dividend of $0.20. The dividend will be payable on August 2, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.8 percent.
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share, or $0.18 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 30, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, or $0.9 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 2, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (Nasdaq: HFBL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, or $0.24 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 5, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.69 per share, or $2.76 annualized. This is a 4.5% increase from the prior dividend of $0.66. The dividend will be payable on September 3, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 4.3 percent.
Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE: WMK) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 5, 2013, to stockholders of record on July 22, 2013, with an ex-dividend date of July 18, 2013. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.5 percent.... Read more