Firstbank Corp. (FBMI) Declares $0.01 Quarterly Dividend; 0.6% Yield

Firstbank Corporation (Nasdaq: FBMI) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share cash dividend, $0.04 annualized. The dividend will be paid March 17, 2011, to common stock shareholders of record as of February 25, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 23, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.6%.... more

Bank of Marin (BMRC) Declares $0.16 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

Bank of Marin Bancorp (Nasdaq: BMRC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, $0.64 annualized. The cash dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 3, 2011 and will be payable on February 11, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 9, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

Noble Energy (NBL) Declares $0.18 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield

Noble Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: NBL) board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share, $0.72 annualized. The dividend is payable February 22, 2011 to the shareholders of record on February 7, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 3, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more

Arrhythmia Research (HRT) Declares $0.06 Semi-Annual Dividend; 2.2% Yield

Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc. (AMEX: HRT) announced that its Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.06 per share, $0.12 annualized. The dividend will be paid to holders of record on February 15, 2011, payable on March 1, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 25, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more

Fortune Brands (FO) Declares $0.19 Quarterly Dividend; 1.2% Yield

Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO) today declared a regular dividend of $0.19 per common share, $0.76 annualized. The dividend is payable in cash on March 1, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business February 9, 2011.... more

M.D.C. Holdings (MDC) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 3.2% Yield

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC) today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's common stock, $1.00 annualized. The dividend will be paid on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 to shareowners of record on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 7, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 3.2%.... more

CenturyLink (CTL) Declares $0.725 Quarterly Dividend; 6.9% Yield

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $0.725 per share, $2.90 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 25, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 18, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 16, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 6.9%.... more

Qwest (Q) Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend; 4.6% Yield

Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, $0.32 annualized. The quarterly dividend is payable on February 25, 2011, to all stockholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 16, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 4.6%.... more

Summit State Bank (SSBI) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 5.4% Yield

Summit State Bank (Nasdaq: SSBI) today reported that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per common share, $0.36 annualized. The dividend is payable February 24, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 15, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 22, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 5.4%.... more

Intel Ups Net Payout Yield to Attractive Level

Yesterday, Intel (INTC) upped its dividend to 72.48 cents (ok, what's up with the fractional cents?). This brings the dividend yield up to a very respectable 3.4%. Yet the dividend alone wouldn't make Intel a Net Payout Yield favorite. INTC also announced a $10B increase in the share repurchase plan, which increases the overall outstanding buyback to a whopping $14.2B.... more