SunTrust Banks (STI) Declares $0.01 Quarterly Dividend; 0.2% Yield
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per common share, $0.04 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 26, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.2%.... more
Baxter Int'l (BAX) Increases Quarterly Dividend 7% to $0.31; Yields 2.4%.
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per Baxter common share, $1.24 annnualized. The dividend is a 7% increase over the current rate of $0.29. The dividend is payable on January 5, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.4%.... more
Houston Wire & Cable (HWCC) Posts Mixed Q3 Results; Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend; 2.7% Yield
Houston Wire & Cable (Nasdaq: HWCC) reports Q3 EPS of $0.13, versus the consensus of $0.16. Revenue for the quarter came in at $90.54 million, compared to the consensus of $84.65 million. Their Board also declared a cash dividend of $0.085 per Common share, $0.34 annualized. The dividend is payable November 26, 2010, to shareholders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.7%... more
HCA Inc. (HCA) said to plan $2 billion dividend
HCA Inc. said to plan $2 billion dividend. Citi (NYSE: C), BofA (NYSE: BAC) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) have been named as underwriters.... more
IBM: Despite Flat Sales, a Profitable, Dividend-Paying Money Machine
With International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) having gained momentum and trading at its all-time high, we take the opportunity to analyze the company, in order to determine where the value of the stock could be in 10 years. IBM's business model is to help clients succeed in delivering business value by becoming more innovative, efficient and competitive through the use of business insight and IT solutions; and, provide long-term value to shareholders. The Company's global capabilities include services, software, hardware, fundamental research and related financing. The broad mix of businesses and capabilities are combined to provide business insight and solutions for the Company's clients. The major operations of the Company are comprised of: a Global Technology Services segment; a... more
National HealthCare (NHC) Declares $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield
National HealthCare Corporation (AMEX: NHC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per common share, $1.12 annualized. The dividend is payable on March 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.9%.... more
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Increases Quarterly Dividend 9.1% to $0.12; Yields 1.9%.
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLAB) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is a 9.1% increase from the current rate of $0.11 per share. The dividend will be payable December 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on November 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 25, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more
Safe Bulkers (SB) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 10.7% Yield
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) on Monday announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.15 per share, $0.60 annualized. The dividend is payable on or about November 26, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of trading of the Company's common stock on November 19, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 17, 2010. The yield is 10.7%... more
4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money
Dividend checks continue to get fatter 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
These Are Unbelievably Solid Investing Ideas
In a column last year, we profiled five companies that we called "unbelievably solid." Each of the companies had been paying dividends for more than half a century. As a refresher, the names were Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), 3M (NYSE: MMM), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI).... more