Your Best Shot at a Home Run Dividend Stock

When I think of the term "home run stock," my greed meter gets overheated. I don't normally think of 20% returns, or 50% returns, or a double, or even a triple. I think of something on the order of magnitude of a 10-bagger.... more

Vulcan Materials (VMC) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 2.7% Yield

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend is payable December 10, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 4, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 2, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.7%.... more

Ameren Corp. (AEE) Declares $0.385 Quarterly Dividend; 5.3% Yield

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.385 per share, $1.54 annualized. The common share dividend is payable December 31, 2010, to shareholders of record on December 8, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 6, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.3%.... more

Targa Resources (NGLS) Boosts Qtr. Dividend to 53.75c/Unit, Yielding 7.37%

Targa Resources (NGLS) raises its quarterly dividend to $0.5375 per common unit, payable on November 12 to shareholders of record on October 18. The ex-dividend date is October 14.
The dividend yield moves from 7.23% to 7.37%.... more

Genuine Parts: Dividend Stock Analysis

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) distributes automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products, and electrical/electronic materials in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates in four segments: Automotive Parts Group, Industrial Parts Group, Office Products Group, and Electrical/Electronic Materials Group. This dividend king has increased distributions for 54 consecutive years.Over the past decade, this dividend stock has delivered an annual total return of 11.40%.At the same time earnings per share have increased only by 1.40% per year since 2000. For 2010 analysts expect an increase in EPS by 12.80% to $2.82. For FY 2011 analysts expect the company to earn $3.15/share, which would represent an increase of 11.70% in comparison with the... more

Goldman Sachs Upgrades Tupperware Brands (TUP) to Buy On Potential Raised Dividend

Goldman Sachs upgrades Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) from Neutral to Buy and sees more than 30% upside to their new price target of $60. The firm sees the dividend increasing from $1 per share to $2.80, which represents a 60% payout ratio and 6% yield. The firm's FY11 EPS is 24 cents above the $4.07 consensus on robust EPS and sales growth. Valuation at 10-11x 2011 EPS is cheap compared to a historical average of 12.5x.... more

Female Health Co. (FHCO) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 4% Yield

The Female Health Company (Nasdaq: FHCO), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable November 10, 2010 to stockholders of record as of November 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 1, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4%.... more

10 Stocks Currently Enriching Investors by Raising Dividends

In one form or another, I get the this question, “What do you think of the market? Where’s it headed?” Normally, I politely respond as expected, but occasionally I will startle the person with a reply like, “I don’t know. For me it really doesn’t matter much.” My investing goals are not defined by movements in the market. Instead of looking at the market and its direction, dividend investors should focus on quality, price and ultimate value of individual stocks.... more

Costco Wholesale (COST) Declares $0.205 Quarterly Dividend; 1.3% Yield

Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per share, $0.82 annualized. The dividend is payable November 12, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October 27, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.3%.... more

Diebold (DBD) Declares $0.27 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield

Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of $0.27 per common share, $1.08 annualized. The dividend is payable on Friday, December 10, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, November 19, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more