Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week March 18

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 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      Alvopetro Energy (ALVOF): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. American Vanguard (AVD): now $0.025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.020. Andlauer Healthcare (ANDHF): now CAD 0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.05. Angel Oak Mortgage (AOMR): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36. Arcos Dorados (ARCO): now $0.15 per share annual dividend, was $0.11. Badger Daylighting (BADFF): now CAD 0.165 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 9

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 9. 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                Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.47. ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.195. AGNC Investment Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (AGNCN): now $0.5743 per share quarterly dividend was $0.4375. Albany (AIN): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.18. AltaGas … Read more

4 Very Good Reasons Why We Don’t Like Dividends of Banking Stocks

Untermyer: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property?Morgan: No, sir. The first thing is character.Untermyer: Before money or property?Morgan: Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it … a man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom. –Mr. JP Morgan’s testimony before the Pujo Committee (questioning from Samuel Untermyer), 1912-1913   Image: Bank Run in Michigan, USA, February 1933. Source: Public Domain. By Brian Nelson, CFA It’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the fragility of a banking firm’s business model. Let’s examine the reasons why we don’t like banking firms’ dividends. Reason #1: A Bank Run Is Always Possible. Reason #2: Others Have Tried to Invest in Bank Dividends and Have Failed. Reason #3: … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of March 22

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 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                          ABB (ABBNY): now $0.999 per share annual dividend, was $0.916. AIB Group plc (AIBGY): now $0.385 per share annual dividend, was $0.086. American Healthcare REIT (AHR): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend. Andlauer Healthcare (ANDHF): now CAD 0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.09. Andritz AG (ADRZY): now $0.3463 per share annual dividend, was $0.2837. Arcos Dorados (ARCO): now $0.24 per share annual … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending March 20

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 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 ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG): now $0.4614 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4196. ALPS ETF Trust – ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.6360 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4789. ALPS ETF Trust – Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (RDOG): now $0.6844 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5113. Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (PINE): now $0.20 per share … Read more

Stock Market Outlook for 2021

By Valuentum Analysts February 8, 2021 2020 was one for the history books. We covered our thoughts and reflections on the past year in our “2020 Won’t Soon Be Forgotten” article (link here), and now we are looking towards the future. Global health authorities should be able to bring an end to the ongoing coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic sooner than many had expected as several vaccines have already been improved for emergency use and several others appear increasingly likely to get approved. Global vaccine distribution activities are currently underway, and this should allow the world to slowly return to pre-pandemic activities. Before then, immense stimulus measures launched primarily in developed nations should support global economic activities until the public health crisis … Read more