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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 1

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 1. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          ADT (ADT): now $0.055 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.035. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. Ampol Limited (CTXAY): now $1.574 per share semi-annual dividend, was $1.169. Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD): now EUR 0.82 per share annual dividend, was EUR 0.50. ASMPT (ASMVF): now HK$ 0.26 per share final dividend. ASX Limited (ASXFY): now $0.607 per share semi-annual dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of June 7

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 7. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Accor SA (ACCYY): now $0.252 per share annual dividend, was $0.232. Aeroports de Paris SA (ARRPY): now $0.272 per share annual dividend, was $0.223. ageas SA/NV (AGESY): now $1.318 per share annual dividend, was $1.119. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.27. Aura Minerals (ORAAF): now $0.35 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.25. Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR): now … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 16

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 16. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Aimia Inc. CUM RATE SER 4 (AIM.PR.D:CA): now CAD 0.5701 per share quarterly dividend. Aimia Inc. CUM RT PFD SER 3 (AIM.PR.C:CA): now CAD 0.4858 per share quarterly dividend. Anglo American plc (NGLOY): now $0.194 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.186. ARCA biopharma (ABIO): now $1.59 per share special dividend. Badger Meter (BMI): now $0.34 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Banco Macro (BMA): … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 6

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 6. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW:CA): now $0.3748 per share quarterly dividend. ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225. Absecon Bancorp (ASCN): now $0.90 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.75. AES (AES): now $0.176 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.172. AFLAC (AFL): now $0.58 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AIPUY): … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 7

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 7. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW:CA): now $0.4800 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3748. AAON (AAON): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08. Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Acushnet (GOLF): now $0.235 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.215. American Tower (AMT): now $1.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.62. Atrium Mortgage Investment … Read more

What the Pokémon Sensation Means

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Image Source: Eduardo Woo By Jessica Bishop You might not think putting fuzzy little creatures on a map can drive a company’s market capitalization up more than $7+ billion in one single day (its highest one-day surge since 1983), but Pokémon Go did just that. Starting out as collectible trading cards in the late 1990’s and evolving into a video game franchise, Pokémon is back in the spotlight, bringing excitement to investors. Nintendo’s (NTDOY) equity has jumped 50%+ in all since the company unveiled its new game. Let’s talk about why you should care. What Is Pokémon Go? Pokémon Go is a new game (app) for the smartphone that’s been gaining momentum in the US since the morning of its … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 18

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending November 18. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Agilent Technologies (A): now $0.132 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.115. American Equity (AEL): now $0.24 per share annual dividend, was $0.22. Assurant (AIZ): now $0.53 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Bancroft Fund (BCV): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Brown-Forman (BF.A): now $0.1825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. Brunswick (BC): now $0.165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. C&F Financial (CFFI): … Read more

Healthcare Earnings Update Featuring Johnson and Johnson, Cardinal Health and Abbott Labs

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The upcoming deluge of earnings over the next couple of weeks offers a glimpse into the ongoing business prospects for the various companies in our coverage universe. Let’s discuss the recent news release of a few prominent names in the healthcare industry. Alexander J. Poulos Is There Trouble Brewing at JNJ? Image Source: Johnson & Johnson Shares of Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) faced modest share-price pressure following its first-quarter earnings results April 18. Though we still like J&J in both newsletter portfolios, we were somewhat concerned about its less-than-stellar showing during the quarter in the all-important Pharmaceutical division, which accounts for over 40% of JNJ’s sales. During the period, revenue still increased in its Pharmaceutical division (+0.8 worldwide; 1.4% operationally) … Read more

Investing Versus Speculating: Ford, GM, Tesla

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Ford is making some changes at the top, but we still like General Motors. Tesla’s stock remains “uninvestable,” in our view. By Brian Nelson, CFA There are many definitions of investing and speculating that run the gamut from the views of investor Benjamin Graham to famed trader Jesse Livermore, but I have rather simple definitions of investing and speculating. Investing involves estimating a company’s intrinsic value and buying a stock when one thinks the price is far below intrinsic value and holding that security until price reaches intrinsic value, or through the high end of an informed fair value range, for example. This definition of investing and the art of intrinsic value estimation are core and vital to the Valuentum … Read more