3 Highly Liquid Dividend Stocks Being Bought Up By Insiders

For a look at today's most popular dividend stocks, one idea is to consider insider buying. Company insiders, such as members of the board and upper management, report when they buy shares of their company. When they do, this indicates that they are optimistic on their company's outlook and may view the stock as undervalued. We ran a screen on dividend stocks with high liquidity (measured by current ratios above 3) for those with the most 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 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... more

5 Juicy High Yield Bond ETFs For 2012

Equity markets have gotten off to a solid start in the new year, although looming eurozone debt woes continue to breed some degree of pessimism and one piece of bad news from overseas is very well capable of sparking a broad sell-off that spills over onto Wall Street. The tug of war between positive economic data releases on the home front and turmoil in Europe continues, paving the way for volatile trading across asset classes as investors struggle to decipher which way the markets will tip next. Amidst the ongoing uncertainty, many investors are gravitating toward dividend-paying securities, particularly in the fixed income corner of the market, in an effort to favorably position themselves as the global financial drama develops in 2012. High yield bonds, commonly refereed to as... more

Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend 01/18: (PG) (CMC) (CMTL) (TK)

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend January 18th:
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), paying 52.5 cents with a current yield of 3.2%;
Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC), paying 12 cents with a current yield of 3.6%;
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL), paying 27.5 cents with a current yield of 3.7%; and
Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK), paying 31.75 cents with a current yield of 4.9%.... more

Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend 01/19: (TRGP) (NGLS)

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend January 19th:
Targa Resources, Inc. (NYSE: TRGP), paying 30.75 cents with a current yield of 3.0%; and
Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS), paying 58.25 cents with a current yield of 6.0%.... more

Cardinal Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Cardinal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CFNL) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share. This dividend will be paid on February 17, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 2, 2012.... more

Vornado Declares Quarterly $0.69 Dividend on Common Shares

VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.69 per share payable on February 21, 2012 to common shareholders of record on January 30, 2012.... more

General American Investors Company Quarterly Dividend and Distribution on 5.95% Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), declared on its 5.95% cumulative preferred stock, series B, a dividend and distribution of $0.371875 per share payable in cash on March 26, 2012 to holders of record on March 7, 2012. This quarterly dividend and distribution represents a payment for the accrual period from December 27, 2011 through March 25, 2012. Preferred shareholders will be informed in early 2013 of the taxable portions of the distribution.... more

Why Companies Can Shun Dividends

Macro Super-Fool (and uber-interviewer) Morgan Housel's recent column on why companies should pay dividends begins with this statement:
Some investment rules are so powerful they can't be rebutted with a straight face. That companies with higherdividendstend to outperform those with lower dividends is one of them. ... Countless academic studies show that dividends are typically the best way companies can reward shareholders.
Oh really, Morgan? I beg to differ. Them are fightin' words. And my face is as straight as the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Here's why.
Correlation is not causationMorgan claims that dividend payers have historically outperformed nondividend payers. This is absolutely true. I do not dispute this. (Don't worry... the article isn't over.)... more

ABB: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Dividend investing is a tried-and-true strategy for generating strong, steady returns in economies both good and bad. But as corporate America's slew of dividend cuts and suspensions over the past few years has demonstrated, it's not enough simply to buy a high yield. You also need to make sure those payouts are sustainable.
Let's examine how ABB (NYSE: ABB) stacks up. In this series, we consider four critical factors investors should examine in every dividend stock. We'll then tie it all together to look at whether ABB is a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making.... more

Seaspan: Dividend Dynamo or Blowup?

Dividend investing is a tried-and-true strategy for generating strong, steady returns in economies both good and bad. But as corporate America's slew of dividend cuts and suspensions over the past few years has demonstrated, it's not enough simply to buy a high yield. You also need to make sure those payouts are sustainable.
Let's examine how Seaspan (NYSE: SSW) stacks up. In this series, we consider four critical factors investors should examine in every dividend stock. We'll then tie it all together to look at whether Seaspan is a dividend dynamo or a disaster in the making.... more