Applied Industrial Tech (AIT) Declares $0.17 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, $0.68 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 28, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 15, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 11, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more

7 High-Yield Buy Ideas for Dividend Investors

While many investors often seek safety in the fixed-income market in times of economic uncertainty, corporate bond yields have dropped to their lowest levels in decades, causing those investors to seek the steady income of dividend-paying stock. Along with the stability of income as stock prices fall, dividend-paying stocks can be used to hedge against inflationary pressures and as a way to gain cash without moving in and out of positions. Rather than buying bonds, we recommend a strategy of buying safe, well-managed, attractively-priced dividend stocks to “stay in the game” if the market does experience a run-up, while at the same time protecting your portfolio from a long-term bear market. However, before sophisticated investors apply a strategy, they want to know whether that... more

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) Reports In-Line Q4 EPS; Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 5.4% Yield

New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) reported Q4 EPS of $0.32, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.32. Revenue for the quarter came in at $0 versus the consensus estimate of $287.57 million.
NYCB's Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, $1.00 annualized.
The dividend is payable on February 16, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2011. The ex-divided date is February 3, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 5.4%.... more

UMB Financial (UMBF) Declares $0.195 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8% Yieldd

UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF) has declared a $0.195 quarterly cash dividend, $0.78 annualized. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2011. The ex-dividend date is March 9, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 1.8%.... more

First Potomac (FPO) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 4.9% Yield

First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO) has declared a dividend of $0.20 per common share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 11, 2011, to common shareholders of record on February 4, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 2, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 4.9%.... more

Con-way (CNW) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.2% Yield

Con-way Inc. (CNW) today declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable March 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 11, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 1.2%.... more

Westfield Financial (WFD) Declares $0.06 Quarterly Dividend; 2.7% Yield

Westfield Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: WFD) has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.06 per share, $0.24 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 23, 2011 to all shareholders of record on February 9, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 7, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.7%.... more

Winmark (WINA) Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 0.2% Yield

Winmark Corporation (Nasdaq: WINA) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share, $0.08 annualized. The dividend will be paid on March 2, 2011 to shareholders of record on the close of business on February 9, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 7, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.2%.... more

Johnson Controls (JCI) Declares $0.16 Quarterly Dividend; 1.7% Yield

Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) have authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share, $0.64 annualized. The dividend is payable April 4, 2011 to shareholders of record March 11, 2011. The ex-dividend date is March 9, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 1.7%.... more

Grainger (GWW) Declares $0.54 Quarterly Dividend; 1.7% Yield

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors has declared a declared a cash dividend of 54 cents per share, $2.16 annualized. The dividend is payable on March 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 14, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 10, 2011. The yield is 1.7%.... more