Sempra Energy (SRE) Declares $0.29 Quarterly Dividend; 3.1% Yield

Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per common share, $1.56 annualized. The dividend is payable January 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 23, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 21, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.1%.... more

KBW (KBW) Declares $1.00 Special Dividend; 4% Yield

KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW) has declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share of its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 27, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 15, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4%.... more

Nordson Corp. (NDSN) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 1% Yield

Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) today announced that its board of directors declared a first quarter 2011 cash dividend in the amount of $0.21 per common share, $0.84 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 3, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 21, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.0%.... more

Hooker Furniture (HOFT) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 3.2% Yield

Hooker Furniture Corporation (Nasdaq: HOFT) announced today the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividends are payable February 25, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 9, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.2%.... more

Communications Systems (JCS) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 4.4% Yield

Communications Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: JCS) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock, $0.60 annualized. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 17, 2010. The dividend will be distributed on January 3, 2011. The ex-dividend date is December 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.4%.... more

Unico American (UNAM) Approves $0.36 Per Share Dividend

Unico American Corporation (Nasdaq: UNAM) declared a cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock. This special cash dividend declared on December 7, 2010 is payable on December 29, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 21, 2010. The Board of Directors declared the special cash dividend after taking into consideration the Company’s current liquidity and financial position.... more

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) Authorizes $150M Buyback; Boosts Qtr. Dividend by 7.3% to 51.5c/Share, Yielding 3.27%

Erie Indemnity (Nasdaq: ERIE) says it will buyback up to $150 million of common stock and raise its quarterly dividend from 48c per share to 51.5c/share. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 20 to shareholders of record on Jan. 5. The ex-dividend date is Jan. 3. With shares of Erie Indemnity closing at $63.08 today, the dividend yield moves from 3.04% to 3.27%.... more

Staples (SPLS) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 1.6% Yield

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Staples, Inc. common stock of $0.09 per share, $0.36 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 23, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 21, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.6%.... more

Harley-Davidson (HOG) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.2% Yield

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock on December 21, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.2%.... more

Lowe’s Companies Dividend Stock Analysis

Summary Lowe’s (LOW) is a home improvement retailer focusing on "Do-It-Yourself" and "Do-It-For-Me" customers and commercial business customers., Revenue growth over the past five years has averaged 5% annually, although much of this growth occurred toward the earlier part of that period., Earnings growth has been negative over this period, and cash flow growth was in line with revenue growth., The dividend yield is currently 1.80%, and the most recent increase was over 20 percent., The company has a very strong balance sheet., With a P/E of 18, Lowe’s isn’t exactly cheap. For a margin of safety, I’d suggest targeting a lower cost basis if interested in the stock..... more