Colonial Properties Trust Announces 2011 Dividend Tax Treatment

Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE: CLP), a real estate investment trust (REIT) announced today the income allocations of the company’s 2011 dividend distributions on its common stock. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Colonial Properties Trust distributions. This release is based on the preliminary results of work on the Company’s tax filings and is subject to correction or adjustment when the filings are completed. The Company is releasing information at this time to aid those required to distribute Forms 1099 on the Company’s distributions. No material change in these classifications is expected.... more

The World's Best Dividend Portfolio

Last June, I invested my money equally over a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks. Those names offer triple the yield of the average S&P 500 stock. You can read all the details here. Let's check out the results so far.
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7 Small Caps Offering Yields Over 7.5%

As interest rates remain suppressed, and additional federal intervention appears to be looming around the corner, the search for income has been on the mind of many investors. Senior citizens reliant on income who are finding out that their banks are offering less than 1% returns in a online savings account are sure to note that Certificates of Deposits aren't faring much better with their current locked-in rates. Even the 30-year US Treasury yield, offering over 4.5% in early 2011, has dropped significantly down to 3.04% as of the time of writing. As a result, investors are turning back to the stock market they earlier abandoned to find higher income. For many, their search will take them to large, stable companies that offer consistent high-yield returns. After all, there is an... more

Insiders Love These 12 Dividend Stocks

Interested in stocks paying dividend income but don't know where to start looking? Here are some ideas to get you started. We ran a screen on stocks paying dividend yields above 2% and sustainable payout ratios below 50%. We then screened these stocks for those with the support of their company insiders (such as members of their board or upper management), with significant net insider buying over the last six months. 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... more

Resumen: Schlumberger anuncia un incremento del 10% en dividendo trimestral

El Consejo de Administración de Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) ha aprobado hoy un incremento del 10% para el dividendo trimestral. El dividendo aumentado de 0,275 dólares por acción ordinaria en circulación se repartirá el 13 de abril de 2012 entre los accionistas registrados al cierre del ejercicio el 22 de febrero de 2012.... more

Samenvatting: Schlumberger besluit tot 10% stijging van kwartaaldividend

De Raad van Bestuur van Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) heeft vandaag een 10% stijging van het kwartaaldividend goedgekeurd.... more

MGE Energy Declares Regular Dividend

The board of directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.3826 per share on the outstanding shares of the company's common stock, payable March 15, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business March 1, 2012.... more

11 Cheap Dividend Stocks With Recent Dividend Hikes

In difficult economic times, it makes sense to scout for investment opportunities with robust business models and sustainable dividends. Despite the uncertainty, many companies have a good ongoing business operation and they are still confident about the economic future. That’s the reason why they have raised dividends. Last month, 40 companies raised distributions, of which 14 have had double-digit dividend growth. The biggest dividend hike was realized by Marcy (M) and DDR Corporation (DDR). M doubled dividends and DDR raised distributions by 50 percent. The average dividend yield of all dividend raisers amounts to 3.79 percent and the dividend growth is 11.35. With this thesis in mind, I screened dividend stocks with recent hikes by cheapest forward price-to-earnings ratio (less than... more

Bottom-Fishing For Companies Growing Their Dividends

Dividend growth matters. This is especially so when one considers that the fundamental value of a stock is inherently based upon the eventual participation in the growing wealth of the underlying equity. For companies that have dedicated themselves to the distribution of such wealth, the ability to sustain and eventually grow their yields often becomes the most critical indicator of financial well-being. Symbols of American corporate strength, like Procter & Gamble (PG) and International Business Machines (IBM), have managed to grow their dividends annually for decades. This was even true throughout recent Great Recession, which cut deep into even the most secure of pockets. Even General Electric (GE), which once prided itself as a consistent dividend grower, managed to take a hit during... more

Sensient Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.21 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on March 1, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 9, 2012.... more