Cherokee (CHKE) Declares a $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 7.7% Yield
Cherokee Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKE) announced today that its Board of Directors approved the distribution of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of $0.38 per share, $1.52 annualized. The dividend will be payable on or about September 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 7.7%.... more
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) Declares a $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 1.3% Yield
Coca-Cola Enterprises' (NYSE: CCE) board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.09 per common share, $0.36 annualized. The dividend is payable September 23, 2010 to shareowners of record on September 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.3%.... more
Rent-A-Center (RCII) Reports Mixed Q2 Results; Raises Buyback to $600M; Declares First Ever Qtr. Dividend; Guides Q3, FY10 Sales
Rent-A-Center (Nasdaq: RCII) reports Q2 EPS of $0.72, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.67. Revenue for the quarter was $671.5 million, which compares to the estimate of $678.83 million. Raises its buyback authorization to $600 million. Declares its first ever quarter dividend of $0.06 per share. Sees Q3 sales of $648-$664 million, versus the consensus of $673.4 million. Sees EPS of $0.52-$0.58, which compares to the Street estimate of $0.61. Sees FY10 sales of $2.71-$2.74 billion, which compares to the Street estimate of $2.76 billion.... more
UIL Holdings (UIL) Declares $0.432 Quarterly Dividend; 6.3% Yield
UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UIL) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.432 per Common share, $1.728 annualized. This dividend is payable October 1, 2010 to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 15, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.3%.... more
B&G Foods (BGS) Declares a $0.17 Quarterly Dividend; 6.2% Yield
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of Class A common stock, $0.68 annualized. The dividend will be payable on November 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.2%.... more
Fortune Brands (FO) Declares $0.19 Quarterly Dividend; 1.7% Yield
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO) today declared a regular dividend of $0.19 per Common share, $0.76 annualized. The dividend is payable in cash on September 1, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business August 11, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 9, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.7%.... more
Reinsurance GoA (RGA) Posts Q2 Operating EPS of $1.63, Beats by 2c; Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend; 1% Yield
Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE: RGA) reports Q2 operating EPS of $1.63, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $1.61. Revenue for the quarter was $ billion, which compares to the estimate of $1.93 billion. The company's board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.12, payable August 25 to shareholders of record as of August 4. The ex-dividend date is August 2, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1%.... more
Crane Co. (CR) Increases Quarterly Dividend 15% to $0.23; Yields 2.6%
Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors today declared a 15% increase in its quarterly dividend, to $0.23 per share from $0.20 per share, $0.92 annualized. The dividend is payable on September 10, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 27, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.6%.... more
Crane (CR) Tops Q2 EPS by 7c; Raises FY10 Guidance; Increases Dividend
Crane (NYSE: CR) reports Q2 EPS of $0.66, 7 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.59. Revenue for the quarter was $552.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $543.09 million. "Based on our solid first half performance and confidence in the future, we are raising our 2010 earnings per share guidance to a range of $2.35 a $2.50 per diluted share compared to our prior guidance of the high end of $2.15 a $2.35 and increasing the quarterly dividend by 15%, or $0.03 per share, to $0.23 per share." (FY10 EPS consensus is $2.39)... more
Regal Beloit Corp. (RBC) Declares $0.17 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield
Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC), announced that the Board of Directors, at their regular quarterly meeting held on July 23, 2010, declared a dividend of $0.17 per share, $0.68 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.1%.... more