Five Stocks for Above-Average Dividend Growth

Screening for Growth & Income When running screens to discover attractive candidates for our growth and income portfolios we are always conscious of the trade-off between yield and growth. In general terms, although there will be exceptions to this statement; there is an inverse relationship between growth and dividend yield. In other words, in order to achieve high growth you must be willing to give up yield and vice-versa.... more

Three Undervalued Chinese Dividend Stocks

We’re continuing our quest for international dividend stocks this week with 3 Chinese dividend paying stocks that all have low PEG/ high EPS growth forecasts, low debt, strong management metrics, and options trading available. All 3 of these stocks trade in the US.This group includes an oil & gas firm, an insurance company, and a drug manufacturer. One of these firms, TPI, is listed in the Healthcare section of our High Dividend Stocks by Sector Tables, while the other two firms were added this week to our Covered Call Table and Cash Secured Puts Table.Although CISG doesn’t have an impressive dividend yield, it does have very attractive option yields. We added both CISG and SNP to our Covered Call Table this week. Based on Friday’s prices, the annualized Jan. 2011 covered call yield... more

19 Stocks Using Real Cash to Pay Higher Dividends

Are you looking for companies that can sustain and grow their dividend? In making that determination, a company’s Statement of Earnings is one of the last places you should look. Cash is king for the dividend investor and the Statement of Cash Flows is where astute investors begin when they want to understand the viability of a company. To succeed as a dividend investor, you must find companies that can sustain and grow dividends by focusing on their ability to generate cash. You can fake earnings, but you can’t fake cash.... more

Chubb Corporation: Consistent Dividend Delivery Over the Past Decade

The Chubb Corporation (CB), through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals. The company operates through three segments: Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, and Specialty Insurance. The company is member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index. Chubb has increased dividends for 45 years in a row. The company announced a 5.70% dividend increase in February 2010, plus a 14 million share repurchase initiative.Over the past decade this dividend stock has delivered an average total return of 5.90% annually (click to enlarge).... more

Is Aflac's Dividend Streak in Jeopardy?

When AFLAC (AFL) reported earnings on Tuesday the company also declared a dividend for the third quarter of 28 cents per share. This news caught my attention because AFLAC hasn’t raised its dividend all year, and the company is famous for its yearly dividend increases. AFLAC has raised its dividend every year for the past 27 years, so if they’re taking this year off, it’s big news. They now have just one quarter to go to keep the streak alive.... more

Simon Property Group (SPG) Posts Q2 EPS of $1.38, Tops by 4c; Affirms Outlook; Declares $0.60 Quarterly Dividend; 2.7% Yield

Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) reports Q2 EPS of $1.38, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $1.34. Revenue for the quarter was $933.57 million, which compares to the estimate of $917.31 million. Today the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved the declaration of a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.60 per share, $2.40 annualized. This dividend is payable on August 31, 2010 to stockholders of record on August 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.7%.... more

Provident Financial Services (PFS) Posts Q2 EPS of $0.23, Tops by 4c; Declares $0.11 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield

Provident Financial Services (NYSE: PFS) reports Q2 EPS of $0.23, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.19. The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share, $0.44 annualized. The dividend is payable on August 31, 2010, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 12, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more

Warner Chilcott (WCRX) plans special dividend of $2.15B

Warner Chilcott (Nasdaq: WCRX) plans special dividend of $2.15 billion... more

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Declares $0.32 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield

The Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) board of directors has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the company's common stock, $0.32 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 6, 2010, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.7%.... more

Arch Chemicals (ARJ) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.3% Yield

Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) declares a quarterly dividend of $0.20 on each share of Arch Chemicals common stock, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is payable on September 17, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 12, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.3%.... more