Marriott (MAR) Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.0875; Yields 0.9%; Increases Stock Buyback to 25M Shares

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) declares a $0.0875 quarterly dividend, $0.35 annualized. The dividend is an increase over the current dividend of $0.04. The dividend is payable on January 7, 2011 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.9%. Marriott also announced that the Board has increased the authorization to repurchase the Company's Class A common stock to 25 million shares. Shares may be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.... more

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share, $0.60 annualized. The dividend is payable December 9, 2010, to Stockholders of record November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield

Mine Safety Appliances Co. (NYSE: MSA) today declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.25 per Common share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend is payable December 10, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more

Sotheby's (BID) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 0.5% Yield

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share, $0.20 annualized. The fourth quarter dividend is payable on December 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.5%.... more

Overlooked Dividend Stock: TMX Group

Several years ago I read a bullish article on TMX Group Inc. (TMXGF.PK), Canada’s main stock exchange. It said TMX had a “monopoly” on stock trading, a veritable license to print money. The reasoning was persuasive and the writer had the chartered financial analyst designation, so I skipped all that due-diligence stuff and bought some shares.... more

Tupperware Brands (TUP) Raises Qtr. Dividend by 20% to 30c/Share, Yielding 2.50%

Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) raises its quarterly dividend by 20% from 25c to 30c/share. The dividend is payable on Jan. 4 to shareholders of record on Dec. 17. The ex-dividend date is Dec. 15. With shares of Tupperware Brands last trading around $47.91, the dividend yield moves from 2.09% to 2.50%.... more

Granite Construction (GVA) Declares $0.13 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share, $0.52 annualized. The dividend is payable on January 14, 2011 for shareholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more

Manulife Financial (MFC) Declares $0.13 Quarterly Dividend; 3.8% Yield

Manulife Financial Corporation's (NYSE: MFC) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly shareholders' dividend of $0.13 per Common share, $0.52 annualized. The dividend is payable on and after December 20, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 12, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.8%.... more

Olympic Steel (Zeus) Posts Q3 Loss of 11c; Revs Beat; Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 0.33% Yield

Olympic Steel (Nasdaq: ZEUS) reports Q3 loss of $0.11, which may not compare to the analyst estimate of $0.19. Revenue for the quarter was $209.2 million, which compares to the estimate of $200.64 million. The company's Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, $0.08 annualized The dividend is to be paid to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2010, and distributed on December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. The yield is 0.33%... more

Hardinge ()HNDG) Posts Improved Q3 Results; Delcares $0.005 Quarterly Dividend; Yield is 0.25%

Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG) reports Q3 loss of $0.11, versus $1.29 reported for the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $71.9 million, compared to $50.06 million in Q309. The company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.005 per share on the company's common stock, 2 cents annualized. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2010 to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2010. the ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. The yield is 0.25%... more