KSW (KSW) Declares $0.07 Dividend; 2.1% Yield
KSW, Inc. (Nasdaq: KSW) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend is payable on December 20, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 14, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 10, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more
Daxor (DXR) Declares $0.65 Fourth-Quarter Dividend; 6.7% Yield; Offers Patent Update
Daxor Corporation (NYSE: DXR) announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a fourth quarter dividend of $0.65 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 14, 2010. The yield is 6.7%. The Company plans on filing a new patent application in the near future for the measurement of total body albumin.... more
White River (RVR) Declares Speical $4.00 Dividend; 21.3% Yield
White River Capital, Inc. (AMEX: RVR), announced that its Board of Directors has declared a one-time special cash dividend of $4.00 per share on its common stock. The dividend is to be paid December 21, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 9, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 7, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 21.3%.... more
Barnes & Noble (BKS) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 6.7% Yield
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2010 to stockholders of record on December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.7%.... more
H&R Block (HRB) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 4.7% Yield
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, $0.60 annualized. The dividend is payable January 3, 2011, to shareholders of record December 13, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 9, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.7%.... more
Gold Resource (GORO) Declares $0.03 Special Dividend; 0.1% Yield
Gold Resource Corporation (AMEX: GORO) declared its fifth 2010 Special Cash Dividend of $0.03 per common share. The dividend is payable December 27, 2010, to its shareholders of record December 14, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 10, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.1%.... more
Citizens Holding (CIZN) Increases Quarterly Dividend 4.8% to $0.22; Yields 4.8%.
Citizens Holding Company (Nasdaq: CIZN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share, $0.88 annualized. The dividend is payable December 31, 2010, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.8%.... more
Lockheed Martin: A Hedge Against Geopolitical Risk With a 4.4% Dividend
The attack last week on South Korea shone the spotlight on geopolitical risk. Indeed, one might wonder if the world is entering an era of increased military conflict now that political leaders in the world’s hot spots may be emboldened by the straitened financial circumstances of the U.S.A.... more
Becton Dickinson: A Dividend Star With a Lagging Price
Last time we showed research that revealed that dividend-paying stocks have outperformed non dividend-paying stocks over the last three years. Importantly, the research also showed that the higher the dividend growth of a stock, the higher its total rate of return, up to a point. That point of diminishing returns occurred in the quintile that included companies with the highest dividend growth rates. These companies did not perform as well, pricewise during the period, as did companies in the second quintile of dividend growth. We have previously offered research showing that among dividend paying stocks, dividend growth is the best indicator of long-term price growth. Thus, companies that are producing high dividend growth and not being rewarded with high price appreciation are of... more
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Declares $1.79 Special Dividend; 10.2% Yield
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $1.79 per share on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 23, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 9, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 7, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 10.2%.... more