PCTEL Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Schedules Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Call

PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI), a leader in antenna and scanning receiver solutions, today announced the declaration of its regular quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share on its common stock, payable February 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 8, 2012.... more

Jabil Announces Quarterly Dividend

Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of February 16, 2012. The dividend of $0.08 per share is payable on March 1, 2012.... more

4 Undervalued Dividend Utilities To Brighten Your Portfolio

I feel that in order to see substantial gains in the market, one must do substantial research to find stocks that are being sold at a true "value." A momentarily bad quarter and shifting market sentiment has pushed the market low, on some stocks more than on others. When looking for stocks that are "undervalued" there are several facts one can dissect, and even speculation can be used. Many methods are used to find stocks that are considered undervalued, one popular method is PEG (Price/Earnings to Growth). I like to use this ratio because unlike the P/E, it takes into account growth. Below I have screened four stocks that I believe to be undervalued given their < 1 PEG. Recently utilities have not performed as well as other sectors in the market, but I feel the time is now for a huge... more

5 Dividend Stocks With Safe Yields For 2012

Recently, it has become a trend in the stock market that whenever it shows promising signs of an upward movement, something or the other disrupts the precarious balance and causes a chain reaction with all the stocks tumbling down like a house of cards. Experienced stock investors have learned never to put all their eggs in the same basket, and have made it a rule of thumb to make simultaneous investments in different stock companies. Here, I review five companies that, in my view, will continue to pay dividends in the year 2012. My assessment is based on margins, the dividend rate, the earnings outlook and the current payout ratio. Use my analysis as a starting point for more research before investing in these stocks. Nokia (NOK) After being on the forefront in the international smart... more

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company Announces Dividend

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (Nasdaq: “PWX”) announced that, at its regular quarterly meeting on January 25, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of $.04 per share on the outstanding Common Stock of the Company, payable on February 24, 2012 to common shareholders of record on February 10, 2012.... more

Chevron Announces Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-one cents ($0.81) per share, payable March 12, 2012, to holders of common stock as shown on the transfer records of the Corporation at the close of business on February 17, 2012.... more

Celadon Group Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Financial Results and Declares Dividend

Celadon Group Inc. (NYSE: CGI) today reported its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, the second fiscal quarter of the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.... more

Lazard Declares Quarterly Dividend

Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on February 24, 2012, to stockholders of record on February 6, 2012.... more

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend on both classes of common stock of $.03 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 10, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2012.... more

Fluor'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 Fluor (NYSE: FLR) , which yields 0.9%.
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.
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Fluor's dividend has been stable at $0.13 per quarter for more than four years now.
Immediate safetyTo understand how safe a dividend is, we use two crucial tools, the first of which is:... more