HickoryTech (HTCO) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.135; Yiled is 5.9%

HickoryTech Corporation (HTCO) announced Friday that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.135 per share, $0.54 annualized.
The dividend is payable on December 5, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. The yield is 5.9%.... more

McKesson (MCK) Declares Quarterly Dividend of 18c; Yield is 1.1%

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) announced Friday that its Board of Directors has declared a regular dividend of 18 cents per share, 72 cents annualized. The dividend is payable on January 3, 2011, to stockholders of record on December 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. The yield is 1.1%... more

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Declares $0.34 Quarterly Dividend; 3% Yield

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share, $1.36 annualized. This dividend will be paid on January 11, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3%.... more

Avery Dennison (AVY) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.2% Yield

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is payable December 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more

Kellogg (K) Declares $0.405 Quarterly Dividend; 3.3% Yield

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) declared a dividend of $0.405 per share, $1.62 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2010, to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.3%.... more

Maxim Integrated (MXIM) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 3.9% Yield

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXIM) declares a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, $0.84 annualized. The dividend will be paid on December 7, 2010, to stockholders of record on November 23, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 19, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.9%.... more

American Water Works (AWK) Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 3.7% Yield

American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.22 per share, $0.88 annualized. The regular quarterly cash dividend is payable on December 1, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.7%.... more

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) Declares 5% Stock Dividend; $0.235 Quarterly Dividend; 2.6% Yield

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBSH) declares a 5% stock dividend on their common shares. he Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.235 per Common share, $0.94 annualized. Both dividends are payable on December 20, 2010, to shareholders of record as of December 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 2, 2010. Yield on the common dividend is 2.6%.... more

Empire District Electric (EDE) Tops Q3 Views; Declares $0.32 Quarterly Dividend; 6.2% Yield

Empire District Electric Co. (NYSE: EDE) reports Q3 EPS of $0.56, 7 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.49. Revenue for the quarter was $147.13 million, which compares to the estimate of $134.41 million. The Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share on common stock, $1.38 annualized. The dividend is payable December 15, 2010, to holders of record as of December 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.2%.... more

Amphenol Corp. (APH) Declares $0.015 Quarterly Dividend; 0.1% Yield

Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) confirmed today that its Board of Directors approved a continuing quarterly dividend on its Common Stock in the amount of $0.015 per share, $0.06 annualized. The dividend will be paid on or about January 5, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.1%.... more