Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 1/16/2014

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, January 16th:

Graco, Inc. (NYSE: GGG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, or $1.1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 5, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, or $2.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.8 percent. "Following the 15-percent increase in our quarterly dividend announced in June and $2 billion in stock repurchase completed this year, this action is another demonstration of how we are taking advantage of our strong balance sheet and cash flow to return capital to stockholders," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman.
C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized. The dividend will be payable on January 31, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.6 percent.
Costamare (NYSE: CMRE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, or $1.08 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 4, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 6 percent.
Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, or $0.48 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 4, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.4 percent.
Zep (NYSE: ZEP) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, or $0.2 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 3, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.2 percent.
Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE: NRP) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, or $1.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on January 31, 2014, to stockholders of record on January 21, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of January 16, 2014. The annual yield on the dividend is 6.9 percent.... Read more