American Financial Group (AFG) Declares $0.55 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1375 per share, or $0.55 annualized. The dividend is payable on July 26, 2010 to holders of record on July 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2%.... more
Watsco (WSO) Declares $0.52 Quarterly Dividend; 3.6% Yield
Watsco, Inc. (NYSE: WSO) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.52, or $2.08 annualized. The cash dividend is payable on July 30, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.6%.... more
MFA Financial (MFA) Cuts Dividend 21% to $0.19; Yields 10.3%
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share, or $0.76 annualized. The dividend is a 20.8% reduction from the prior rate of $0.92. The dividend will be paid on July 30, 2010 to stockholders of record on July 12, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 8, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 6, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 10.3%.... more
US Ecology (ECOL) Declares $0.18 Quarterly Dividend; 4.9% Yield
US Ecology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOL) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18, or $0.72 annualized. The dividend is payable on July 23, 2010, to stockholders of record on July 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 14, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.9%.... more
Sun Communities (SUI) Declares $0.63 Quarterly Dividend; 9.2% Yield
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) today announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share, or $2.52 annualized. The dividend is payable July 23, 2010 to shareholders of record July 13, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 9, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 9.2%.... more
PNC Financial Services (PNC) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 0.7% Yield
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today announced that the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, or $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable July 24, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business July 14, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 12, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.7%.... more
Automatic Data Processing Dividend Stock Analysis
Summary Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is a conservatively managed, diversified company that has increased its dividend payout for 35 consecutive years.... more
Update for Top Foreign Dividend Stocks for 2010
BP (BP) was atop the list of top 5 foreign dividend stocks in this article, but has to be removed from the list, since the company eliminated its dividend. The #1 spot now goes to Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A), and the new addition to the list is France's Vodafone (VOD), which becomes #5 on the list. Vodafone paid out $1.24/ADR share in 2 semi-annual payments in 2009. The company raised its summer semi-annual 2010 payout to $.812. The ex-dividend date was June 2nd. Vodafone's next ex-date should be around Nov. 18th. In 2009, this Nov. payment was $.448/ADR share, so, if it stays steady, VOD will pay out $1.26/ADR in 2010. VOD's current dividend yield is 6.1% on ADR shares.... more
2 Growing Healthcare Co's With a Dividend Kicker: Part 1
The so-called stock market has been quite volatile over the last couple of months as the icy fingers of fear have tightened their grip. The insidious emotion of fear is one of the most powerful and dangerous that investors must from time to time face. When investors are selling stocks because they"re frightened, principles based on sound fundamentals are temporarily cast aside.... more
WGL Holdings (WGL) Declares $0.3775 Quarterly Dividend; 4.4% Yield
WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: WGL) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.3775 per share of common stock, or $1.51 annualized. The quarterly dividend is payable August 1, 2010, to shareholders of record on July 9, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 7, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.4%.... more