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%. read more »
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%. read more »
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%. read more »
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%.
Leggett & Platt Inc. (NYSE: LEG) is engaged designing and production of a variety of engineered components and products found in homes, offices, retail stores and automobiles.
Leggett & Platt currently has a dividend yield of 5.26%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $17.80-$26.95.
Piedmont Natural Gas Company Inc. (NYSE: PNY) shares are climbing in today’s trading after the company announced a quarterly dividend. At last check, Piedmont Natural Gas shares were trading 2.38% higher at $31.85, with volume at 161,461.
Piedmont announced that its board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, with a yield of 3.80%. The high dividend will be payable on October 14, 2011,to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2011. read more »
American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations on a leveraged basis.
American Capital Agency currently has a dividend yield of 20.60%. The company’s shares have a 52-week range of $22.03-$30.76.
American Capital released its most recent quarterly results (Q2) back in July. The company reported second-quarter net income of $177.8 million, or $1.36 per share. Excluding one-time items, the company reported net income of $1.41 per share. The company had a book value of $26.76 per share at the end of the second quarter. read more »
Friedman Industries Inc. (AMEX: FRD) on Thursday announced that its board of directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 18, 2011. Friedman currently has one of the highest dividend yielding stocks at 5.53%.
Friedman released its first-quarter financial results last month. The company reported first-quarter net earnings of $1.83 million, compared with net earnings of $1.43 million reported for the same period in the previous year. The company’s sales for the first quarter were $38.94 million, compared with $29.22 million reported for the same period in the previous year. read more »
Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) last Friday announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share. The dividend will be payable on September 12, 2011. Lorillard has a high dividend yield of 5.07%
Lorillard’s board also authorized a new share repurchase program in which the company will buyback up to $750 million of its outstanding common stock. David H. Taylor, executive vice president, Finance and Planning and CFO of Lorillard, said that last week’s successful $750 million debt financing represented another significant step toward the company’s objective of more effectively utilizing its balance sheet, a process that began more than two years ago.
Technical Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TCCO), designer and manufacturer of superior grade secure communications systems, today announced quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend will be payable on September 15, 2011. Technical Communications has a high dividend yield of 5.49%.
