Dividend Stocks http://dividendstocksnow.com dividend stocks online Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:26:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Have you heard of these 3 Solid Dividend Yielding Stocks? MYE, CEG, D http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/24/have-you-heard-of-these-3-solid-dividend-yielding-stocks-mye-ceg-d/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/24/have-you-heard-of-these-3-solid-dividend-yielding-stocks-mye-ceg-d/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:25:59 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=509 Myers Industries Inc. (NYSE: MYE), a manufacturer of a range of polymer products, last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2012. Myers currently has a dividend yield of 2.31%.

Last week, Myers also announced its third-quarter financial results. The company reported third-quarter net sales of $190 million, compared with net sales of $187 million reported for the same period in the previous year. The company’s net income for the third quarter was $7.2 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with net income of $3.2 million, or $0.09 per share reported for the same period in the previous year.

Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: CEG), an energy company, last Friday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2012. Constellation Energy currently has a dividend yield of 2.50%.

Earlier this month, Constellation and Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) filed rebuttal testimony with the Maryland Public Service Commission, strengthening the companies’ commitment to the proposed merger.

Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE: D), a producer and transporter of energy, last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.49.25 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 20, 2011. Dominion currently has a dividend yield of 3.81%.

Dominion Resources will release third-quarter financial results on Friday, October 28, 2011.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/24/have-you-heard-of-these-3-solid-dividend-yielding-stocks-mye-ceg-d/feed/ 0 3 Dividend Stocks you can’t afford to Miss: AJG, JBL, BGS http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/21/3-dividend-stocks-you-cant-afford-to-miss-ajg-jbl-bgs/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/21/3-dividend-stocks-you-cant-afford-to-miss-ajg-jbl-bgs/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:16:52 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=505 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a provider of insurance brokerage and third-party claims settlement and administration services, on Thursday announced that its board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 13, 2012.

Arthur J. Gallagher currently has a high dividend yield of 4.53%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $24.29-$31.92.

Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a provider of worldwide electronic manufacturing services and solutions, on Thursday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 1, 2011. Jabil Circuit currently has a dividend yield of 1.45%.

Jabil Circuit also announced that its board approved the repurchase of up to $100 million worth of shares of the company’s common stock. The company would buyback its shares during the next twelve months in open market transactions.

B&H Foods Inc. (NYSE: BGS), a manufacturer, seller and distributor of a diverse portfolio of branded shelf-stable food products, earlier this week announced that its board of directors increased quarterly cash dividend from $0.21 per share to $0.23 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 30, 2012.

B&G Foods currently has a high paying dividend yield of 5.05%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $11.02-$21.31.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/21/3-dividend-stocks-you-cant-afford-to-miss-ajg-jbl-bgs/feed/ 0 One High Yielding, Hot Dividend Stock: Ameren (AEE) http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/17/one-high-yielding-hot-dividend-stock-ameren-aee/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/17/one-high-yielding-hot-dividend-stock-ameren-aee/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:58:26 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=501 Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), a utility holding company, last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a 3.9% increase in regular quarterly cash dividend.

Ameren will now pay a dividend of $0.40 per share. Ameren joined a growing list of companies returning cash to shareholders. With the dividend raise, Ameren now has a dividend yield of 5.03%.

Thomas R. Voss, president and CEO of Ameren, attributed the increase in dividend to the steps taken by the company over the last few years to boost its financial performance and position.

Ameren released its most recent quarterly (Q2) results back in August. The company reported second-quarter net income of $138 million, or $0.57 per share, compared with net income of $152 million, or $0.64 per share reported for the same period in the previous year. Excluding one-time items, the company reported net income of $143 million, or $0.59 per share, compared with $173 million, or $0.73 per share reported for the same period in the previous year.

Since the release of second-quarter financial results over two months, Ameren shares gained 7.25%, compared with a decline of 3.35% for the S&P 500. Year-to-date, the stock gained 9.08%, once again outperforming the S&P 500.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/17/one-high-yielding-hot-dividend-stock-ameren-aee/feed/ 0 3 Solid Yielding Dividend Stocks: SHLM, XRX, WY http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/14/3-solid-yielding-dividend-stocks-shlm-xrx-wy/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/14/3-solid-yielding-dividend-stocks-shlm-xrx-wy/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:37:33 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=497 A. Schulman Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM), a supplier of plastic compounds and resins, today announced that its board of directors raised its regular quarterly cash dividend by 10%. The company will now pay a dividend of $0.17 per share. A. Schulman currently has a dividend yield of 3.21%.

A. Schulman also raised its FY2011 net income guidance from a range of $50 million-$52 million to $58 million.

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), a provider of a portfolio of document technology, services and software, on Thursday announced that its board approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.425 per shares. The dividend will be payable on January 31, 2012. Xerox currently has a dividend yield of 2.23%.

Xerox shares have a 52-week range of $6.55-$12.08. Year-to-date the stock fell 33.45%, underperforming the S&P 500.

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY), a forest products company, on Thursday announced that it authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 1, 2011. Weyerhaeuser currently has a dividend yield of 3.52%.

Weyerhaeuser shares have a 52-week range of $14.82-$25.33. Year-to-date the stock fell 10.18%, underperforming the S&P 500.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/14/3-solid-yielding-dividend-stocks-shlm-xrx-wy/feed/ 0 3 Dividend Yielding Stocks trending Higher: FHCO, KO, CMC http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/10/3-dividend-yielding-stocks-trending-higher-fhco-ko-cmc/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/10/3-dividend-yielding-stocks-trending-higher-fhco-ko-cmc/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:37:28 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=494 The Female Health Company (NASDAQ: FHCO) last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 9, 2011.

Female Health currently has a dividend yield of 4.68%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $3.76-$6.60. Year-to-date the stock fell 25.35%.

Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) currently has a dividend yield of 2.85%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $59.06-$71.77. Year-to-date the stock gained 0.61%.

Coca-Cola will release its third-quarter financial results on Tuesday, October 18.

Commercials Metals Company (NYSE: CMC), a manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of steel and metal products and related materials and services, last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 18. Commercial Metals currently has a high dividend yield of 4.94%.

Commercial Metals also announced last Friday that it is exiting the CMC Sisak mill (CMCS) in Croatia. The company expects to wind down the operations over the next several months. Joe Alvarado, President and CEO of Commercial Metals, said that despite focused efforts and significant progress over the past several quarters to stabilize and improve the operating efficiency of the Croatia mill, the company determined that achieving sustained profitability would take considerable time and investment in a product line not considered a core business.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/10/3-dividend-yielding-stocks-trending-higher-fhco-ko-cmc/feed/ 0 Payback; 3 Dividend Stocks worth Looking At http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/07/payback-3-dividend-stocks-worth-looking-at/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/07/payback-3-dividend-stocks-worth-looking-at/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:48 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=490 KBR Inc. (NYSE: KBR), a global engineering, construction and services company, on Thursday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 17, 2011.

KBR currently has a dividend yield of 0.77%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $20.86-$39.34. KBR will release its third-quarter financial results on October 27, 2011.

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM), a manufacturer, marketer and seller of various specialty chemical product lines, on Thursday announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2011.

RPM International currently has a high dividend yield of 4.21%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $17.20-$26.

RPM earlier this week also released its first-quarter financial results. The company reported first-quarter net sales of $985.9 million, representing an increase of 10.2% over the same period in the previous year. The company’s net income for the quarter was $76.8 million, representing an increase of 11.3% over the same period in the previous year.

Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ: LINE), an independent oil and natural gas company, currently has a dividend yield of 7.82%. The company currently pays an annual dividend of $2.76.

Linn Energy shares have a 52-week range of $31.03-$41.13.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/07/payback-3-dividend-stocks-worth-looking-at/feed/ 0 3 Solid Dividend Yielding Stocks to Consider http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/03/3-solid-dividend-yield-stocks-to-consider/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/03/3-solid-dividend-yield-stocks-to-consider/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:13:38 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=482 AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), a holding company providing telecommunications services in the U.S. and worldwide, last Friday announced that it’s board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend $0.43 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 1, 2011. AT&T currently has a high dividend yield of 5.97%.

AT&T’s bid for a $500 million tax refund has been turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court rejected the company’s bid for a refund on its 1998 and 1999 federal taxes.

SMF Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: FUEL), provider of petroleum product distribution services, transportation logistics and emergency response services, last Friday announced that its board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.015 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 14, 2011. SMF Energy currently has a dividend yield of 2.49%.

Last week SMF Energy also announced its fourth-quarter financial results. The company reported a profit of $1.3 million, or $0.15 per share, for the quarter.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) currently has a dividend yield of 2.83%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $58.52-$71.77.

Coca-Cola will release its third-quarter financial results on October 18.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/10/03/3-solid-dividend-yield-stocks-to-consider/feed/ 0 Dividend Decisions, Decisions; 2 Stocks with Crazy High Yields http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/30/dividend-decisions-decisions-2-stocks-with-crazy-high-yields/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/30/dividend-decisions-decisions-2-stocks-with-crazy-high-yields/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:55:05 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=475 CLARCOR Inc. (NASDAQ: CLC), a provider of filtration products, filtration systems and services, and consumer and industrial packaging products, on Thursday announced that its board of directors raised the regular quarterly dividend by 14%. The dividend will be payable on October 12, 2011. CLARCOR currently has a dividend yield of 0.99%.

Earlier this month, CLARCOR also announced its third-quarter financial results. The company reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.63, representing an increase of 15% over the same period in the previous year. The company’s net sales of the quarter increased 8% on a year-over-year basis.

Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE: CIM), a specialty finance company investing directly or indirectly in residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other asset classes, last week announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 27, 2011. Chimera currently has a dividend yield of 18.37%.

For the second quarter of 2011, Chimera reported core earnings of $145.6 million, or $0.14 per share, compared with $142.8 million, or $0.19 per share reported in the previous quarter and $153.5 million, or $0.15 per share reported for the same period in the previous year.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/30/dividend-decisions-decisions-2-stocks-with-crazy-high-yields/feed/ 0 3 Ways to Generate Dividend Income http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/26/3-ways-to-generate-dividend-income/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/26/3-ways-to-generate-dividend-income/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:03:05 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=471 ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) last Friday announced that its board of directors approved an increase in the company’s quarterly dividend. The company raised its quarterly dividend from $0.23 per share to $0.24 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 1, 2011. 

ConAgra currently has a high dividend yield of 4.06%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $21.02-$26.60.

Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), a health care benefits company, last Friday announced that its board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 28, 2011. Aetna currently has a dividend yield of 1.55%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $29.54-$46.01.

Aetna’s Board also approved repurchase of an additional $750 million of the company’s common stock from time to time.

Jarden Corp. (NYSE: JAH), a consumer products company with worldwide presence, last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08625 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2011.

Jarden currently has a dividend yield of 1.19%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $25.60-$37.50.

]]> http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/26/3-ways-to-generate-dividend-income/feed/ 0 Looking for Dividend Stocks? Look No Further; 3 Top Plays to Consider http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/23/looking-for-dividend-stocks-look-no-further-3-top-plays-to-consider/ http://dividendstocksnow.com/2011/09/23/looking-for-dividend-stocks-look-no-further-3-top-plays-to-consider/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:58:45 +0000 dividendalerts http://dividendstocksnow.com/?p=466 Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (NYSE: AP), a producer of forged and cast rolling mill rolls, earlier this week approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2011.

Ampco-Pittsburgh currently has a solid dividend yield of 3.67%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $17.75-$29.84.

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADA), a provider of enterprise applications for worldwide manufacturing companies, on Thursday announced that its board of directors authorized a 20% increase in its quarterly dividend to 2.20%. The company raised its dividend to $0.072 per share for Class A common stock and to $0.060 per share for its Class B common stock. The dividend will be payable on January 9, 2012.

QAD’s board also approved a 1 million share buyback program for the company’s Class A and/or Class B common stock.

Saul Centers Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an operator of a real estate investment trust, on Thursday announced a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2011.

Saul Centers currently has a high dividend yield of 4.58%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $31.08-$48.70.

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