Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend on 7/7/2016

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend on Thursday, July 7th:

Find out which companies are about to raise their dividend well before the news hits the Street with StreetInsider.com's Dividend Insider Elite. Sign-up for a FREE trial here. Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, or $1.36 annualized. This is a 9.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.31. The dividend will be payable on August 15, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Universal Corp. (NYSE: UVV) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share, or $2.12 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 8, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.8 percent.
Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.2 percent. The board of directors also approved an increase to the corporation’s authority to repurchase its securities bringing the total repurchase authority up to $1 billion. Under this authority and without further announcement, the corporation may repurchase securities in such amounts at such times, as it deems appropriate. Purchases may be made on the various stock exchanges, by block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means. The repurchase authority does not have a termination date.
Ennis (NYSE: EBF) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, or $0.7 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 8, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.8 percent.
Waddell & Reed Financial (NYSE: WDR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share, or $1.84 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 10 percent.
Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.312 per share, or $1.248 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2 percent.
UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.295 per share, or $1.18 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.4 percent.
Get daily under-the-radar research with StreetInsider.com's Stealth Growth Insider Get your 2-Wk Free Trial here. McCormick & Co. (NYSE: MKC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, or $1.72 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 25, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.7 percent.
Gold Resource (NYSE: GORO) declared a monthly dividend of $0.00166666667 per share, or $0.02000000004 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 25, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 0.6 percent.
In addition to earnings, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, or $1.92 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9 percent.
Banner Corp. (Nasdaq: BANR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, or $0.84 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 20, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 2.1 percent.
Disney (NYSE: DIS) declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.71 per share, or $1.42 annualized. The dividend will be payable on July 28, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.56 per share, or $2.24 annualized. This is a 12% increase from the prior dividend of $0.50. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on July 11, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of July 7, 2016. The annual yield on the dividend is 3.4 percent.... Read more