CBOE Holdings (CBOE) Declares a $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.5% Yield

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable on September 24, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 1, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.5%.... more

Travelers (TRV) Declares $0.36 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per common share, $1.44 annualized. This dividend is payable September 30, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business September 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.9%.... more

Murphy Oil (MUR) Raises Qtr. Dividend by 10% to $0.275/Share, Yielding 1.95%

Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) raises its quarterly dividend payment by 10% from $0.25 to $0.275 per common share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 1 to shareholders of record on August 16. The ex-dividend date is August 12. The dividend yield moves from 1.77% to 1.95%.... more

Dividend Payers Achieve Strong Performance Through July

The dividend payers in the S&P 500 Index continue to generate strong performance through the month of July. On a year to date basis, the payers are outperforming the non-payers 4.53% to 1.46%, respectively. For the 12-month period, the payers are outperforming both the non-payers and the S&P 500 Index. The payer/non-payer performance is calculated on an average basis while the S&P returns in the below table are on a weighted basis. As noted in an earlier post, equal weighted holdings in the S&P Index have outperformed the market cap weighted holdings. This seems to be playing out with the dividend payers as well. From The Blog of HORAN Capital Advisors... more

The Advantages of Dividend Stocks Over Income Annuities

I was born in 1962 which puts me on the tail-end of the Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964). We have been described by some as “the pig in the python.” Over the decades, the sheer size of our group has redefined many aspects of society. As we approach the tail of the python and look toward retirement, once again we have the government and others scrambling to figure out how to handle this aging and albeit disruptive force.... more

This Is Easily the Most Popular Dividend Stock

In late April, I wrote an article describing what I thought was the best dividend stock. My pick was Automatic Data Processing, because along with its dividend consistency, I felt that its business would dramatically improve as interests rates inevitably begin to rise. Readers of the article revolted in massive droves; they wrote comment after comment expressing their utter disagreement with me. The following comment sums up pretty well how they felt:... more

3 Dividend Stocks to Consider Before Buying Annaly Capital

What I’m about to do is play devil’s advocate. Too many investors get excited and jump into a stock without comparing and contrasting against other possibilities.... more

Avon Products (AVP) Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 2.8% Yield

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.22 per share, $0.88 annualized. The dividend is payable September 1, 2010, to shareholders of record August 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.8%.... more

Utah Medical (UTMD) Declares $0.235 Quarterly Dividend; 3.8% Yield

Utah Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTMD) announces that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.235 per common share, $0.94 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 5, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 14, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.8%.... more

Dow's (DOW) Liveris Says Dividend Increase Possible Over Next Year or Two

On its conference call, Dow Chemical's (NYSE: DOW) Chairman, CEO and President, Andrew Liveris, has said that the company's dividend payment is "not where we need it to be longterm" and that a dividend increase will be possible over the next year or two. The exec said that the first priority for cash is to pay down debt.... more