Growing Dividends From Industrial Goods

The industrial goods sector is scarcely spoken of in the financial media. This strikes me as odd since industrial goods are between commodity goods and technology goods in terms of complexity, yet the basic materials sector and the technology sector both receive more attention. Somehow components are less ineresting than the commodities they were made from and the products they are used to make. Regardless, there are great stocks to be found in rough and boring sectors. The following screen was performed to find attractive, dividend paying stocks: Dividend yield. Each stock pays a dividend yield of at least 2%, which is in excess of the 10-year Treasury bond and the dividend yield of the S&P 500. Long term historical dividend growth. Each of these stocks had over a 5% average annual... more

7 Candidates Sporting Yields As High As 12%

Market volatility and economic uncertainty is driving more individuals into stocks that pay dividends. Investors who are new to the concept of dividend investing should take the time to understand the following ratios as they could tremendously improve ones long term odds of choosing winning candidates. The payout ratio tells us what portion of the profit is being returned to investors. A pay out ratio over 100% indicates that the company is paying out more money to shareholders, then they are making; this situation cannot last forever. In general if the company has a high operating cash flow and access to capital markets, they can keep this going on for a while. As companies usually only pay the portion of the debt that is coming due and not the whole debt, this technique/trick can... more

The 'Lucky 13' Dividend Stocks For 2012

Barron's had an article this week highlighting the "Lucky 13" portfolio of the Investment Quality Trends ("IQT") newsletter, which is published by managing editor, Kelley Wright. IQT is a 46-year-old publication with an investment strategy focused on dividends and dividend yield and it is consistently highly rated among investment newsletters. From the article: Writing in IQT's mid-January edition, Wright observes that while stocks are entering 2012 on the rise, unresolved euro-zone problems probably will spawn "some white-knuckle moments in the first half of the year." But, he adds, that "will provide an opportunity to acquire some of the great cyclical and industrial companies at prices and yields that will not be revisited for a considerable period of time." Unfortunately, as... more

8 S&P 500 Dividend Stocks With Bullish Short Trends

Interested in stocks paying dividend income? For ideas on how to get started on your search, we ran a stock screen. We screened the S&P 500 for stocks paying dividend yields above 1% and sustainable payout ratios below 50% for those with the most significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month, indicating a bullish change in sentiment. ‪ Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬ We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list's recent performance, click here.... more

Selective Insurance Group's Dividend X-ray

Not all dividends are created equal. Here, we'll do a top-to-bottom analysis of a given company to understand the quality of its dividend and how that's changed over the past five years.
The company we're looking at today is Selective Insurance Group (Nasdaq: SIGI) , which yields 2.9%.
DividendTo evaluate the quality of a dividend, the first thing to consider is whether the company has paid a dividend consistently over the past five years, and, if so, how much has it grown.
Selective Insurance Group Dividend Chart by YCharts
Selective Insurance Group raised its dividend in late 2007 from $0.12 to $0.13 per quarter, where it has remained since.
Immediate safetyTo understand how safe a dividend is, we use two crucial tools, first:... more

Lazard's Dividend X-ray

Not all dividends are created equal. Here, we'll do a top-to-bottom analysis of a given company to understand the quality of its dividend and how it's changed over the past five years.
The company we're looking at today is Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) , which yields 2.3%.
DividendTo evaluate the quality of a dividend, the first thing to consider is whether the company has paid a dividend consistently over the past five years, and, if so, how much has it grown.
Lazard Dividend Chart by YCharts
Lazard's dividend has risen three times in the last 5 years and now rests at $0.16 per quarter.
Immediate safetyTo understand how safe a dividend is, we use two crucial tools, first:... more

Verizon's Earnings Disappoint; Dividend Doesn't

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) released its fourth-quarter earnings statement today, and a quick look at its share price -- dropping almost 3% in the first half-hour of the day -- will tell you it wasn't received well. But how bad could it really be? After all, it did show company-record quarterly revenue growth of 7.7% year-over-year.
First off, Verizon's adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.52 for its consolidated operations is only a penny less than the estimate that Businessweek's poll of analysts came up with. But that EPS number is an adjustment upward to account for a $0.71-per-share loss the company took for non-cash pension items – that's a serious impact.... more

EdR Announces 2011 Dividend Tax Treatment

EdR (NYSE: EDR), a leader in the ownership, management and development of collegiate housing, today announced the final tax characterization for the Company’s total dividend of $0.2400 per common share (CUSIP: 28140H104) paid during the calendar year ending December 31, 2011.... more

SJW Corp. Announces Dividend Increase and Sets Date for 2011 Full-Year and Fourth Quarter Results Announcement

SJW Corp. (NYSE: SJW) announces today that the Board of Directors approved a $0.02 per share increase in the annual dividend to $0.71 per share. A quarterly dividend of $0.1775 per share is payable on March 1, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2012.... more

Harsco's Dividend X-ray

Not all dividends are created equal. Here, we'll do a top-to-bottom analysis of a given company to understand the quality of its dividend and how that's changed over the past five years.
The company we're looking at today is Harsco (NYSE: HSC) , which yields 3.4%.
DividendTo evaluate the quality of a dividend, the first thing to consider is whether the company has paid a dividend consistently over the past five years, and, if so, how much it has grown.
Harsco Corporation Dividend Chart by YCharts.
Harsco has raised its dividend three times over the past five years to where it now rests at $0.21 per quarter.
Immediate safetyTo understand how safe a dividend is, we use two crucial tools, the first of which is:... more