Paragon Shipping (PRGN) Posts Q3 adj.-EPS of $0.17, Tops by 5c; Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 5.2% Yield

Paragon Shipping Inc. (NYSE: PRGN) reports Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.17, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.12. Revenue for the quarter came in at $28.74 million, versus the consensus estimate of $28.28 million. The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per Common share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable on or about December 6, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 26, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 24, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.2%.... more

Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) Increases Quarterly Dividend 20% to $0.12; Yields 2.6%

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (AMEX: CVR) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per common share, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is a 20% increase from the current rate of $0.10. The dividend will be payable December 20, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 1, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.6%.... more

American Software (AMSWA) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 5.3% Yield

American Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSWA) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, $0.36 annualized. The cash dividend is payable on December 23, 2010 to shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.3%.... more

Lancaster Colony (LANC) Declares $0.33 Quarterly Dividend; 2.6% Yield; Authorizes Additional 2M Common Buyback; Re-elects Two Directors

Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) declares a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per common share, $1.32 annualized. The dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.6%. The board also authorized the repurchase of an additional two million shares of the company's common stock as part of an ongoing stock repurchase program. Voting at the annual meeting, shareholders reelected two incumbent directors. They are Alan F. Harris, retired executive vice president and chief marketing and customer officer of Kellogg Company, and Zuheir Sofia, chairman, president and CEO of Business Bank of Florida and chairman of Sofia & Company, Inc.... more

Genuine Parts (GPC) Declares $0.41 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.41 per Common share, $1.64 annualized. The dividend is payable January 3, 2011 to shareholders of record December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more

PepsiCo (PEP) Declares $0.48 Quarterly Dividend; 3% Yield

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per common share, $1.92 annualized. The dividend is payable January 3, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 1, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3%.... more

Superior Industries (SUP) Declares $0.16 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield

Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE: SUP) declares a quarterly dividend on their common stock of $0.16 per share, $0.64 annualized. The dividend is payable January 18, 2011 to shareholders of record as of January 3, 2011. The ex-dividend date is December 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more

Towers Watson (TW) Announces $100M Stock Buyback; Declares $0.075 Quarterly Dividend; 0.6% Yield

Towers Watson & Co. (NYSE: TW) announced that their Board has authorized a $100 million common stock buyback. Towers Watson also announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per common share, $0.30 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 18, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.6%.... more

Nalco (NLC) Declares $0.035 Quarterly Dividend; 0.5% Yield

Nalco (NYSE: NLC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.035 per common share, $0.14 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 5, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.5%.... more

Cabot Corp. (CBT) Declares $0.18 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per common share, $0.72 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 26, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 24, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more