Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 2/27/2015

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Friday, February 27th:

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share, or $0.26 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 13, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Arrow Financial (Nasdaq: AROW) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 13, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 3.9 percent.
Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized.The dividend will be payable on April 2, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.
Outerwall (Nasdaq: OUTR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.2 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 18, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 2 percent.
Tessera Technologies (Nasdaq: TSRA) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized. This is a 100% increase from the prior dividend of $0.10.The dividend will be payable on March 24, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 2 percent.
Tal International Group, Inc. (TAL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share, or $2.88 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 24, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 7 percent.On February 11, 2015, TAL's Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to 3 million of its outstanding shares. These shares augment the remaining 88,157 shares authorized for purchase under TAL's existing stock repurchase program. Repurchases will be made in the future at TAL's discretion, based on ongoing assessments of the capital needs of the business, the market price of TAL's common stock and general market and other conditions. No time limit was set for the completion of the repurchase program.
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, or $0.88 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 13, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 4 percent.
Avnet (NYSE: AVT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, or $0.64 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 16, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.4 percent.
Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. This is a 13.6% increase from the prior dividend of $0.22. The dividend will be payable on March 18, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.The company's Board of Directors also increased the remaining 3.3 million share stock repurchase authorization by another 5.0 million shares, bringing the total current authorization to 8.3 million shares. In October of 2002, the Board of Directors approved the current buyback program which has been increased incrementally since that time as shares have been repurchased. The company will finance its share repurchases with available cash reserves or short-term borrowings on its existing credit facility. All transactions will be executed in accordance with regulatory and exchange guidelines. The share repurchase program does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended at any time.Kevin D. Williams, CFO of Jack Henry & Associates, stated, "Our company continues to have strong organic growth and cash flows, even with our continued investments in our company through capital expenditures and research & development initiatives. This increase in our dividend and share repurchase authorization evidences our continued confidence that these trends will continue and our commitment to deploy our cash to the benefit of our shareholders."
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, or $0.8 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 11, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 3.1 percent.
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, or $1.36 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 16, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 1.2 percent.
Stage Stores (NYSE: SSI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, or $0.56 annualized.The dividend will be payable on March 18, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 27, 2015.The annual yield on the dividend is 2.6 percent.... Read more