The Dividend Stock Warren Buffett Would Buy (if He Were You)

Really? Can I actually predict what stock the great Warren Buffett would buy if he were you? Of course not. But I can see facts and patterns.... more

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) Approves Q4 Dividend

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announces that the dividend information for the Fourth Quarter of 2010 is as follows: Ex-Dividend Date: January 12, 2011; Record Date: January 14, 2011; and Payable Date: January 20, 2011. Dividend Rate: $2.4079876 per Unit... more

Acuity Brands (AYI) Declares $0.13 Quarterly Dividend; 0.9% Yield

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per common share, $0.52 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 1, 2011 to shareholders of record on January 18, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 14, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.9%.... more

Zep Inc. (ZEP) Declares $0.04 Quarterly Dividend; 0.9% Yield

Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 cents per common share, $0.16 annualized. The dividend is payable February 1, 2011, to stockholders of record on January 19, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 17, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.9%.... more

Highest-Yielding Oil Stocks (You Might Actually Want to Buy)

The power of dividend investing is pretty well-known these days. Higher-yielding stocks tend to offer higher returns over time than low- or no-yield stocks, according to research from Jeremy Siegel and others. In fact, the 20 best-performing survivor stocks from the original S&P 500 in 1957 are all dividend payers. What's more, reinvesting dividends acts as a "bear-market protector and return accelerator," according to Siegel. The extra shares purchased and accumulated at higher dividend yields during down periods act as a protector in falling markets, and these extra shares rising in value turn into a "return accelerator" when prices rise.... more

High Yield Dividend Stocks With Bullish Options Sentiment

The following is a list of high-yielding dividend stocks with a large number of open call option positions relative to put option positions, i.e. bullish options sentiment. Options traders seem to be betting on some near-term upside to these names - what do you think? This list might offer an interesting starting point for dividend investors. Full details below.... more

Paychex (PAYX) Declares $0.31 Quarterly Dividend; 3.9% Yield

Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, $1.24 annualized. The dividend is payable February 15, 2011 to shareholders of record February 1, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 28, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 3.9%.... more

American Int'l Group (AIG) To Distribute 75M Warrants as Dividend

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) announced that, subject to the condition that the parties to the recapitalization (i.e., AIG, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the AIG Credit Facility Trust), that they will be issuing 75 million warrants which will allow the holder to acquire AIG common stock at $45 per share. The U.S. Department of the Treasury will not receive Warrants in this distribution. The warrants will be issued as a dividend upon satisfaction of conditions before January 14, 2011. AIG common shareholders will be issued 0.533933 Warrants for every share of AIG common stock owned on the record date. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of AIG’s common stock at an exercise price of $45 per... more

Robbins & Myers (RBN) Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.045; 0.50% Yield

Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE: RBN) also announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend payment from $0.0425 to $0.0450, $0.18 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 18, 2011 to shareholders of record as of January 21, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 19, 2011. The yield is 0.50%... more

Dividend Stock Analysis: Diageo

Diageo plc (DEO) engages in producing, distilling, brewing, bottling, packaging, distributing, developing, and marketing spirits, beer, and wine products. The company offers a range of brands, including Johnnie Walker scotch whiskies, Smirnoff vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur, Captain Morgan rum, Jose Cuervo tequila, JeB scotch whisky, Tanqueray gin, and Guinness stout, as well as Smirnoff ready to drink products This international dividend achiever has increased distributions for over one decade.Over the past decade this dividend growth stock has delivered an annualized total return of 9.40% to its shareholders (click to enlarge).The company has managed to deliver an average increase in EPS of 8.20% per year since 2000 (click on chart below to enlarge). Analysts expect Diageo... more