Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) Declares $0.32 Quarterly Dividend; 5% Yield

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.32 per common share, $1.28 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2010 to Shareholders of Record as of September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5%.... more

Olin (OLN) Posts Q2 EPS of $0.21, In-Line with Views; Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; Guides Q3 EPS

Olin (NYSE: OLN) reports Q2 EPS of $0.21, even with than the analyst estimate of $0.21. Revenue for the quarter was $405.7 million, which compares to the estimate of $396.90 million. On July 22, 2010, Olin's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 on each share of Olin common stock. The dividend is payable on September 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2010. This is the 335th consecutive dividend to be paid by the Company. Sees Q3 EPS of $0.35 - $0.40, compared to the consensus of $0.36.... more

Schlumberger (SLB) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 1.4% Yield

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share of outstanding common stock, $0.84 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.4%.... more

Sanderson Farms (SAFM) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 1.2% Yield

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, $0.60 annualized. The dividend is payable August 17, 2010, to stockholders of record on August 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.2%.... more

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield

Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.20 per share, $0.80 annualized. The cash dividend will be paid on September 1, 2010, to shareholders of record on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.9%.... more

Pepco Holdings (POM) Declares $0.27 Quarterly Dividend; 6.4% Yield

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) declared a dividend on common stock of $0.27 per share, $1.08 annualized. The dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2010, to shareholders of record on Sept. 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.4%.... more

Tidewater (TDW) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 2.5% Yield

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, $1.00 annualized. The dividend is payable September 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 3, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 1, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.5%.... more

6 Dividend Aristocrats Worth Considering

In a continued effort to expand the focus of my site's screens and hypothetical portfolios, this article is a third follow-up to an article written in early April focusing on the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The current list has 43 constituents and the entire list is available from S&P or on my site. If an investor's portfolio was large enough he or she could consider purchasing the entire list. Alternatively, an investor could invest in the SDY, the SPDR Dividend ETF, which is a variation of the Aristocrats - it seeks to replicate the “High Yield” Dividend Aristocrats... more

First Advantage Bancorp (FABK) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

First Advantage Bancorp (Nasdaq: FABK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of common stock, $0.20 annualized. The dividend will be paid on or about August 13, 2010 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 2, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

Cardinal Financial (CFNL) Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield

Cardinal Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CFNL) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, $0.08 annualized. This dividend will be paid on August 20, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 5, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 3, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more