NutriSystem's Dividend Is Safe

Here, we'll highlight a given company and its closest competitors to see just how safe their dividends are, with a little help from three crucial tools: The interest coverage ratio, or earnings before interest and taxes, divided by interest expense. The interest coverage ratio measures a company's ability to pay the interest on its debt. An interest coverage ratio less than 1.5 is questionable; a number less than 1 means that the company is not bringing in enough money to cover its interest expenses. The EPS payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by earnings per share. The EPS payout ratio measures the percentage of earnings that go toward paying the dividend. A ratio greater than 80% is worrisome. The FCF payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by free cash... more

4 Undervalued Dividend Stocks With High Cash-Flow Growth

One consideration to keep in mind when choosing sources of dividend income is whether a company is generating enough cash flow to cover dividends – after all, companies usually pay their dividends from their cash flows. We ran a screen on dividend stocks paying yields above 2% and sustainable payout ratios below 35%. We searched this universe for those seeing at least 20% growth in free operating cash flow/revenue, comparing the trailing-12-month ratio to the five-year average. On top of this, we found those undervalued to earnings growth (with PEG < 1).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.Your browser does not support iframes. We also... more

Molson Coors Brewing Company Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC) (NYSE: TAP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its Class A and Class B common shares of US$0.32 per share, payable September 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on August 31, 2011. The quarterly dividend is payable to holders of Class A and Class B common stock of Molson Coors Brewing Company. In addition, Molson Coors Canada Inc. (TSX: TPX.B, TPX.A), a wholly owned subsidiary of MCBC, declared a quarterly dividend of approximately CDN$0.31 (the Canadian dollar equivalent of the dividend declared on Molson Coors stock), payable September 15, 2011, to its Class A and Class B exchangeable shareholders of record on August 31, 2011.... more

EQT Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 22 cents per share payable September 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on August 5, 2011.... more

3 Dividend Stocks to Diversify Your Portfolio

Bring on the soda!Since its namesake soft drink was created in 1893, PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) has been a popular brand of soda. Yes, it comes in second behind Coke, with a market share of 29.3%, but with four of the top 10 ranked soda brands in the world, this is a company that's going to be around for the long haul. Unlike its competitors Coca-Cola (Nasdaq: KO) and Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) , Pepsi has a wide base of non-drink products that allowed it to bring in more than $60 billion in revenue in the past 12 months -- $22 billion more in 2010 than Coke. More importantly, Pepsi has seen significant dividend growth, something every investor can appreciate:... more

The 9 Highest Dividends and 1 to Buy Now

That's what led to my pick of National Grid, which I called an "outstanding dividend stock" in a January article. The stock is up 16% (dividend-adjusted) since that time, while the S&P climbed just 3.8%. I put my own money on the line, too, as I had promised. Massive dividends, like National Grid's 6% yield, tend to help drive a stock higher. In fact, research indicates that big yields can lead to attractive total returns. But buying the market's fattest dividends without analysis can be fraught with peril. So below I'm going to highlight 10 stocks with scary high yields, one of which you can buy now.... more

Colgate Declares Regular Quarterly Dividends

The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $.58 per common share, payable on August 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on July 26, 2011. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1895.... more

KB Home Declares Third Quarter 2011 Dividend

The board of directors of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.0625 per share on the Company's common stock, payable on August 18, 2011 to stockholders of record on August 4, 2011.... more

Jefferson Security Bank Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter and First Half of 2011 and Dividend Payment

Jefferson Security Bank (OTCBB: JFWV) reported net income of $186,582 or $0.65 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $404,676, or $1.40 per share.... more

Occidental Petroleum Announces Dividend

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) said today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.46 per share on common stock payable on October 15, 2011, to stockholders of record as of September 9, 2011.... more