Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 21

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending April 21. 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 1st Source (SRCE): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. American Water Works (AWK): now $0.415 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.375. Aon (AON): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33. Blackstone (BX): now $0.87 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47. Celanese (CE): now $0.46 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36. CONE Midstream Partners (CNNX): now $0.2821 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2724. Cross … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 20

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending October 20. 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 1st Source (SRCE): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Accenture (ACN): now $1.33 per share semi-annual dividend, was $1.21. AltaGas (ATGFF): now CAD 0.1825 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.175. Avianca (AVH): now $0.097 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.091. AVX (AVX): now $0.115 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.10883 per share monthly dividend, was CAD … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 24

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 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 ASML Holding N.V. (ASML): final EUR 1.35 semi-annual dividend, was EUR 1.05. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0517 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0367. Centamin plc (CELTF): interim $0.0600 dividend, was $0.0400. Delek Logistics Partners (DKL): now $0.89 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.885. Dime Community Bancshares 5.50% Fixed Rate Non-Cum Pptl Prfd Stk, Series A (DCOMP): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend. Dividend … Read more

In The Name of Our Independence and Integrity…For Goodness Sake

Last week, an article was published that associated us with hedge funds, questioned our integrity as honest hard-working equity analysts with years of experience, dismissed our fantastic performance track record and Brian Nelson’s Chartered Financial Analyst designation, tarnished our independence as an equity research provider, and offered another author in free form the opportunity to misinterpret our completely independent and unbiased thesis and address it in ways of their preference, belittling our entire team at Valuentum and doing irreparable harm to our brand and image, in our vew. We were willing to let it go, but then another article ran in the print edition Saturday. First, let’s address the online piece, and the print piece subsequent to this. Valuentum’s thoughts … Read more

MLPs Breaking Out But More Questions

As we stated when we added exposure to the energy sector October 6 (see here), we’d be fools not to acknowledge the technical breakout in units of master limited partnerships the past few weeks. The group still has a long way to go to get back to “even,” but for the sake of retirees who are “DRIPping” into these equities, we sincerely hope some losses can be recuperated. Our experience tells us, however, that the road won’t be an easy one, but we are hoping chartists will be piling into units in the coming days. Fundamental investors may not be aware of this “technical” catalyst to come, but the breakout could be a big one. MLP investors have lost so … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 29

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending January 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 A.O. Smith (AOS): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. AGCO (AGCO): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Apartment Investment (AIV): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30. Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Archrock Inc. (AROC): now $0.1875 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending July 22

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending July 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 AltaGas (ATGFF): now C$0.175 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.165. Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB): now $0.275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Blackstone (BX): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28. Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Citigroup (C): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Cone Midstream Partners (CNNX): now $0.254 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.245. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 28

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending October 28. 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 Abaxis (ABAX): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. AbbVie (ABBV): now $0.64 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.57. AFLAC (AFL): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41. Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. Alon USA Partners (ALDW): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. American Electric Power (AEP): now $0.59 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 20

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 20. 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 Alexanders (ALX): now $4.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $4.00. Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN): now $0.1165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1059. Bear State Financial (BSF): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025 Capital Product Partners (CPLP): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075. CMS Energy (CMS): now $0.3325 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31. CONE Midstream Partners (CNNX): now $0.2724 per share … Read more