Is the Dividend Safe at Barnes & Noble?
Book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS) has seen its stock price plummet 36% this year. Disappointing earnings results last quarter that were below Wall Street’s expectations sent the shares down even further.... more
Highest Yielding Natural Gas Stocks
Income investors like natural gas stocks for several reasons. First, they pay a decent dividend with over 15 paying more than 4%. Second, they provide diversification from electric utilities. The average price to earnings ratio for all these stocks is less than 15. And in terms of gas stocks, in addition to natural gas companies, investors can also choose propane distributors.There are plenty of natural gas and propane gas utilities available to invest in. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has just updated their list of about 25 gas utilities with yields ranging from 2% to above 8%. Here are some examples. Amerigas Partners (APU) PE: 12.35 forward PE: 13.6 PEG: 2.5 yield: 6.9%, Spectra Energy (SE) PE: 14.53 forward PE: 11.8 PEG: 1.3 yield: 5.0%, Transcanada Corp (TRP) PE: 18.42 forward PE: 14.4... more
Top Yielding Water Utility Stocks
I really like water utilities. I've always made money on my water utility investments. Water stocks provide good income diversification along with a portfolio of electric utilities and natural gas utilities. Water utilities provide good yields ranging from 2% to 5%. There are about a dozen water utility stocks with dividends that were turned up by WallStreetNewsNetwork.com on their water stock list that was just updated. Here are a few examples. American Water Works Co., Inc. (AWK) PE: 16.5 forward PE: 13.2 PEG: 1.4 yield 4.2%, SJW Corp. (SJW) PE: 26.6 forward PE: 18.4 PEG: 2.1 yield 3.0%, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) PE: 24.8 forward PE: 13.9 PEG: 0.7 yield 2.6%. To see a list of the rest of the top yielding water stocks, including four that yield more than 4%, which you... more
Richardson Electronics Ltd. (RELL) Posts Q4 EPS of $0.36, Tops Views; Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield
Richardson Electronics Ltd. (Nasdaq: RELL) reports Q4 EPS of $0.36, 9 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.27. Revenue for the quarter was $145.1 million, which compares to the estimate of $130.50 million. Sees Q111 sales of $120 - $125 million. The company's Board of Directors voted to declare a $0.02 cash dividend per share, $0.08 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 19, 2010, to all common stockholders of record on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more
The Best Dividend Stock You Can Buy
The power of dividends has helped millions of investors turn savings into true wealth. But thousands of stocks pay dividends. How do you know which dividend stock is right for you? Not all dividend stocks are alikeThe first thing you need to realize about dividend stocks is that companies pay dividends for a bunch of different reasons. That means that if you just look at the dividend yields of two different stocks and try to compare them, you might end up making big mistakes about which one is more promising.... more
Dividend Report Card: UPS
All dividends are not created equal. We learned this lesson the hard way in recent years. In the first quarter of 2009, a record 367 firms cut their dividend payouts only to be followed by another 250 in the next quarter. Because dividends are paid at the board of directors’ discretion, when times get tough, a firm’s dividend payout can meet the corporate chopping block.... more
Dividend Report Card: Microsoft
All dividends are not created equal. We learned this lesson the hard way in recent years. In the first quarter of 2009, a record 367 firms cut their dividend payouts, only to be followed by another 250 in the next quarter. Because dividends are paid at the board of directors’ discretion, when times get tough, a firm’s dividend payout can meet the corporate chopping block.... more
Corning Inc. (GLW) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 1.2% Yield
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.05 per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2010, to holders of record August 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 26, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.2%.... more
Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) Declares $0.01 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.01 per common share, $0.04 annualized. The dividend is payable October 1, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 17, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 15, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.7%.... more
Sonoco (SON) Declares $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 3.4% Yield
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today declared a $0.28 per share quarterly common stock dividend, $1.12 annualized. The dividend will be payable on September 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as of August 20, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 18, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.4%.... more