Pitney Bowes (PBI) Declares $0.365 Quarterly Dividend; 6.3% Yield
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.365 per share, $1.46 annualized. The dividend is payable December 12, 2010, to stockholders of record on November 19, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.3%.... more
Church & Dwight (CHD) Declares $0.17 Quarterly Dividend; 1% Yield
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) declares a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, $0.68 annualized. This quarterly dividend will be payable December 1, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1%.... more
Delphi Financial Group (DFG) Declares $0.11 Quarterly Dividend; 1.6% Yield
Delphi Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: DFG) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.11 per share, $0.44 annualized. The dividend will be payable on December 2, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.6%.... more
Telular Corp. (WRLS) Posts In-Line Q4 EPS Results; Declares $1.00 Special Dividend; Initiates $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 9.9% Yield
Telular Corp. (Nasdaq: WRLS) reports Q4 EPS of $0.09, versus $0.09 reported for the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $11.97 million, compared to $12.25 million in Q309. The company also declared a $1.00 special one-time dividend. Initiates $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable on November 22, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 9.9%.... more
Cinemark (CNK) Posts Q3 EPS of $0.29, Tops by 2c; Increases Quarterly Dividend 16.7% to $0.21, Yields 4.7%
Cinemark (NYSE: CNK) reports Q3 EPS of $0.29, 2 cents better than the consensus of $0.27. Revenue for the quarter came in at $560.2 million, compared to the consensus of $535.85 million. Declares $0.21 quarterly dividend, $0.84 annualized. The dividend is a 16.7% increase from the current rate of $0.18. The dividend is payable on December 7, 2010 to stockholders of record on November 22, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 18, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.7%.... more
16 Dividend Stocks Delivering What's Important
For many investors, there is no clear conviction as to how they should invest. Today’s investments are guided by what was read yesterday, and the popular media is constantly churning out new and different ideas. Granted, it makes for some “interesting” reads, but it certainty is no way to run a portfolio. Time has proven the positive correlation between consistently raising dividends and stock performance.... more
Two Companies Raising Dividend for Over 50 Years
Even if you haven't owned a stock for fifty years and even if you haven't lived for fifty years, it is nice to know that there are companies that have rewarded their shareholders with annual dividend increases for over fifty. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has posted a list of over 20 stocks that have increased dividends for over 30 years in a row, roughly a half dozen of them are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, such as Coca Cola (KO) which has increased dividends 48 years in a row, and yields 2.9%. However, there are two companies that have raised dividends more than 50 years in a row, and both are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Procter & Gamble (PG), which pays a yield of 3%, has boosted its dividend every year for 54 years. The stock trades at about... more
Enterprise Products Partners: Dividend Stock Analysis
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) provides a range of services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals in the continental United States, Canada, and Gulf of Mexico. This dividend achiever has raised distributions for thirteen consecutive years. As a master limited partnership, the company doesn’t pay taxes at the corporate level. The tax bill is paid by the unitholders, which receive K-1 forms that give detailed explanations on how to report each significant item of income that Enterprise Product Partners has generated.Over the past decade, this dividend stock has delivered a total return of 18.30% annually. The stock has been mostly flat over the past ten years.Over the past decade, Enterprise Products... more
Top Five Dogs of the Dow - Highest Dividend Stocks and Options Yields
Looking for well-known high dividend stocks? The Dogs of the Dow strategy advocates buying the 10 Dow dividend paying stocks with the highest dividend yield. This week we narrowed this group down to 5 stocks with the highest dividend yields and the highest option yields. As usual, there are mixed metrics among the group: click to enlarge... more
The 4 Biggest Contrarian Dividend Plays Out There
A big dividend yield is one of the most alluring statistics in all of investing. It feels like free money. In fact, you often hear the related phrase, "this company is paying you to own its stock." And when the market is also underestimating the value of a dividend stock, you have the opportunity to get paid while you watch the stock price appreciate.... more