Resource America (REXI) Declares $0.03 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield
Resource America, Inc. (Nasdaq: REXI) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share, $0.12 annualized. The divdend is payable, October 19, 2010, to all shareholders of record as of October 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 27, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more
International Paper (IP) Declared a $0.125 Quarterly Dividend; 2.2% Yield
International Paper (NYSE: IP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, $0.50 annualized. This dividend is payable on December 15, 2010, to holders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 12, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more
ITT Corp. (ITT) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, $1.00 annualized. This cash dividend will be payable on January 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of November 12, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 10, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more
A. O. Smith (AOS) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 1.4% Yield
A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share, $0.84 annualized. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2010, to shareholders of record October 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 27, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.4%.... more
4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money
Dividend checks continue to beef up in 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
Innophos Holdings (IPHS) Declares $0.17 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield
Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPHS) today announced that its Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock, $0.68 annualized. The dividend will be payable on October 29, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 14, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2%.... more
Diamond Foods (DMND) Declares $0.045 Quarterly Dividend; 0.4% Yield
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMND) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.045 per common share, $0.18 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 3, 2010, to common stockholders of record as of October 22, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 20, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.4%.... more
Mosaic (MOS) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 1.5% Yield
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend will be paid on November 18, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 4, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 2, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.5%.... more
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) Declares $0.24 Quarterly Dividend; 2.2% Yield
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq: KALU) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.24 per common share, $0.96 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 22, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 20, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more
Fishing for 'The Six Best U.S. Dividend Stocks'
There is a running argument regarding whether or not dividend paying stocks are interchangeable for bonds. The pro-bond side argues in favor of the stability of bond prices and the predictability of bond interest. The pro-dividend paying stocks side argues in favor of the potential for increasing dividend income coupled with possible capital appreciation. In the end, it all comes down to the question of risk versus reward.Uncharacteristic bond riskIn the spirit of full disclosure, we currently favor the dividend paying stock position and for the present eschew investing in bonds. Our position is predicated on the idea that because interest rates are so low the risk profile of bonds in general has become uncharacteristically high. The following graph shows that 10-year treasury note rates... more