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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of February 10

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 10. 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                          3M (MMM): now $1.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.49. Allegion (ALLE): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41. Ameren (AEE): now $0.63 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.59. American Homes 4 Rent (AMH): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. Ametek (AME): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Ares Management (ARES): now $0.77 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 3

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 3. 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                          Aaron’s (AAN): now $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.113. Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07. Acushnet (GOLF): now $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.180. Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.   American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. Best Buy (BBY): now $0.92 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of May 5

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending May 5. 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                          Allied Motion Technologies (AMOT): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025. American International Group (AIG): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32. Apple (AAPL): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. ARC Resources (ARX:CA): now CAD 0.17 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.15. Berry (BRY): now $0.12 per … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 22

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 22. 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                          BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDOUY): now $0.0852 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0847. Beaver Coal Company (BVERS): now $115.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $90.00. Big Banc Split Corp. (TSX:BNK:CA): now CAD 0.12 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0662. Britvic plc (BTVCY): now $0.5477 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1830. Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): now $0.40 per share special dividend, was $0.34. China … Read more

Valuentum’s Joint Outlook for the Railroad and Coal Industries

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Key Takeaways: North American railroads operate as an oligopoly, benefit from substantial barriers to entry, and boast significant pricing power. Free cash flow generation trends are strong at the largest operators–Union Pacific (UNP) and Canadian National (CNI)–but industry-wide free cash flow margins (free cash flow divided by revenue) average in the mid-single-digits as elevated maintenance capital costs weigh on conversion rates. Canadian National and Union Pacific are currently the most efficient operators (as measured by their respective operating ratios), while Genessee & Wyoming (GWR) and Canadian Pacific (CP) trail the pack. Coal is the single most important commodity to the railroads, accounting for more than 20% of class I railroad freight revenue. Though US coal volumes should advance over the … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 15

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 15. 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                          Aboitiz Power Corporation (ABZPY): now $0.5667 per share annual dividend, was $0.4579. Acer (ACEYY): now NT$1.60 per share dividend, was NT$1.50. AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Applied Materials (AMAT): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32. Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPZZF): now CAD 0.113 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.107. Brambles (BXBLY): now … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 29

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 29. 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                          AB Volvo (publ) (VLVLY): now $0.718 per share annual dividend, was $0.653. Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik Anonim Sirketi (AELIY): now $0.218 per share annual dividend, was $0. Armanino Foods of Distinction (AMNF): now $0.0363 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0330. Bancolombia S.A. (CIB): now $0.913 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.884. Bank First (BFC): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30. The Bidvest Group … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of May 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending May 24. 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                          Atea ASA (ATEAY): now $0.14 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.13. Borr Drilling (BORR): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Brenntag SE (BNTGY): now $0.371 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.279. Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. (BCUCY): now $0.32 per share annual dividend, was $0.23. Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited (BDWBY): now $0.169 per share annual dividend, was $0.120. Buzzi S.p.A. (BZZUY): now $0.211 … Read more