Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Declares $0.105 Quarterly Dividend; 1.5% Yield
Gorman-Rupp Company (AMEX: GRC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share, $0.42 annualized. The dividend is payable December 10, 2010, to shareholders of record November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.5%.... more
Time Warner (TWX) Declares $0.2125 Quarterly Dividend; 2.6% Yield
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2125 per share, $0.85 annualized. The dividend is payable in cash on December 15, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 26, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.6%.... more
Dividend Preparation for a Post-Election, Post-Fed Market
Election Day is just a few days away and while 2010 has been kind to income investors, this is one of the more important mid-term elections for dividend hunters in quit a while. And don't forget that Tuesday's election isn't the only big game in town next week. Perhaps even more important is the Federal Reserve's meeting just one day after the election. The market's desired election outcome, which would be the Republicans gaining control of the House at a minimum, has essentially been priced into stocks, but there are some lingering concerns about the next round of quantitative easing from the Fed. On both fronts, we won't know the final outcomes until next week, but investors can (and should) use the next few days to prepare for what may lie ahead for dividend stocks. Here are the... more
AGL Resources (AGL) Declares $0.44 Quarterly Dividend; 4.5% Yield
AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share, $1.76 annualized. The dividend will be paid December 1, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.5%.... more
Orrstown Financial (ORRF) Declares $0.225 Quarterly Dividend; 3.7% Yield
Orrstown Financial Services Inc. (Nasdaq: ORRF) declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.225 per share, $0.90 annualized. The dividend will be paid on November 24, 2010, to shareholders of record on November 12, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 10, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.7%.... more
Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) Declares $0.36 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield
Westamerica Bancorporation (Nasdaq: WABC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share, $1.44 annualized. The dividend is payable November 19, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 8, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.9%.... more
Arch Chemicals (ARJ) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.3% Yield
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) declares a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per Common share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.3%.... more
3 Dividend Ideas for the Week
“It’s on the inside…”Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)Recent Price: 20.44P/E: 17.47Current Yield: 5.28%... more
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat High-Yielders Can Be Profitable
Here is an excellent website which lists high yielding stocks for various stock groups around the world (including exchanges in the US). Prominent US groups included are: DJI, DJTA, Dogs of the Dow, Nasdaq, Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.... more
Spartan Motors (SPAR) Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 5c; Yield is 1.9%
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) announced Thursday that its board of directors has declared its semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock, 10 cents annualized. The dividend will be payable on Dec. 9, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 11, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 9, 2010. The yield is 1.9%.... more