Valmont Industries (VMI) Declares $0.165 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield
Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per common share, $0.66 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 14, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more
4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money
Dividend checks continue to get fatter in Corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates. Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week.... more
The World's Best Dividend Play
The importance of investing in dividend stocks has been outlined and documented for decades. Those who have been fortunate enough to heed dividend-oriented advice have been able to grow and preserve their wealth for years on end. Today, with Treasuries and interest rates at all-time lows, it's as important as ever to consider dividends essential to any portfolio. That's why I've taken the time to provide you with the 42 most promising and stable dividend stocks, and used my own criteria to offer you the world's best dividend play.... more
The 25 Highest-Yielding Dividend Champions
Yes, dividend investing is popular. And it may become more popular if Congress extends legislation that maintains the low tax rate on corporate payouts for next year and beyond. A great place to look for dividend stalwarts is among those companies that have successfully paid out cash for decades. The authoritative list of Dividend Champions is compiled by the DRiP Investing Resource Center annually and features those companies that have increased dividends for more than 25 years straight. The latest list details about 100 companies that have met the center's criteria, and these companies need not be part of the S&P 500 in order to qualify, unlike the Dividend Aristocrats index. So you won't see all the usual large- and mid-cap names that usually dominate such lists.... more
Top-Yielding 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
NIC (EGOV) Declares $0.25 Special Dividend; 2.8% Yield
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) declared a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2010, to stockholders of record on December 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 15, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.8%.... more
Aircastle Limited (AYR) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 3.9% Yield
Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter cash dividend on its common shares of $0.10 per share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 14, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.9%.... more
Stewart Information Services (STC) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8% Yield
Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE: STC) declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable December 29, 2010, to common stockholders of record on December 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 14, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.8%.... more
Seaboard Corp. (SEB) Declares $6.75 Special Dividend; 0.4% Yield
Seaboard Corporation (AMEX: SEB) has declared a dividend of $6.00 per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.4%. The dividend is a combination of dividends for FY11 and FY12. They typically paid a dividend of $0.75 per quarter, or $3.00 annualized. They are doing this for shareholders to receive favorable tax benefits.... more
Torchmark (TMK) Declares $0.16 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield
Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced Monday that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, $0.64 annualized. The dividend will be payable on February 1, 2011 to shareholders of record on January 6, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 4, 2011. The yield is 1.1%.... more