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Dividend Increases for the Week Ending August 2 Included Illinois Tool Works and Union Pacific

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Below we provide a list of firms that upped their dividends for the week ending August 2. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports, please click here. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. B&G Foods (BGS): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. Carlisle Companies (CSL): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. CBOE Holdings (CBOE): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Chemed Corporation (CHE): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. Comfort Systems: (FIX): now $0.055 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Energizer Holdings (ENR): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Ethan Allen Interiors … Read more

Kellogg’s Dividend Hike Less than Impressive; In Line with Our Expectations

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On Friday, Kellogg () announced that it plans to hike its dividend 2%, in line with our projections. Though the firm boasts an outsize yield (3.26% annual yield), our Valuentum Dividend Cushion, which assesses a firm’s capital structure and future cash flow generation in comparison to its future dividend payments, indicates that future growth in its dividend will continue to be lackluster. << About Our Valuentum Dividend Cushion — GlobeNewswire (Friday, April 20) “Kellogg Company today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.43 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on June 15, 2012, to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 1, 2012. The ex-dividend date is May 30, 2012. … Read more

Kellogg’s Cutbacks Coming Home to Roost; Posts Weak Third Quarter and Outlook

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Kellogg (K) reported poor third-quarter results Thursday that showed significant operating-profit declines. We were disappointed by the quarter and even more with the firm’s outlook, but we think our fair value estimate adequately captures the downward revision. We are staying pat at a $48 per share fair value estimate. The firm’s revenue advanced 5%, with internal growth at 3% in the quarter. Sales in North America jumped 4% led by its frozen foods business (its cereal business was flat in the quarter). Kellogg’s international business also did quite well, expanding roughly 7% from the same quarter last year. The firm noted that Latin America is building momentum, with internal net sales growth in the region coming it at 9% during the … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of July 28

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 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                          AMG Advanced Metallurgical (AMVMF): now EUR 0.40 per share interim dividend, was EUR 0.30. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42. Archrock (AROC): now $0.155 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.150. Baker Hughes (BKR): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Boise Cascade (BCC): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company PFD CONV 2 … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week April 30

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 30. 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 Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Altra Industrial Motion (AIMC): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. Ameriprise Financial (AMP): now $1.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.04. American Water Works (AWK): now $0.6025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5500. Ames National (ATLO): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Apple (AAPL): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more

Valuentum: Now Bearish, We’ve Been Here Every Step of the Way

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Valuentum Has Been Here Every Step of the Way   From the COVID-19 top in February 2020 to the COVID-19 bottom to the massive bull run through the end of 2021, we’ve been here for you.    2022 started out to be a rough year, catching many by surprise.   But Valuentum stayed positive. When the markets headed south in June, Valuentum stood its ground. On June 14, Valuentum said that “we still believe stocks could make a “huge rebound” in the near term.   We reiterated our views a few days later and on June 19, we said that “investors shouldn’t panic during this bear market” and that “stocks remain an attractive proposition at the moment and a very attractive consideration … Read more

US Congress Is Getting Ready to Pass a Massive ~$2.2 Trillion Fiscal Stimulus Bill

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Image Shown: US equities have started to recover some of their lost ground as the likelihood that the US Congress will pass a massive ~$2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus and emergency spending package, dubbed the CARES Act, has increased significantly over the past week as seen through the bounce in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). President Trump has clearly indicated that he intends to sign such a bill into law as soon as possible, with the US House of Representatives expected to take up the legislation this upcoming Friday morning on March 27. By Callum Turcan On March 25, the US Senate worked late into the night to secure a bipartisan compromise on a massive ~$2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 27

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 27. 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                          AbbVie (ABBV): now $1.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.48. Adecoagro (AGRO): now $0.1649 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1626. American Electric Power (AEP): now $0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.83. Amphenol (APH): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21. Associated Banc-Corp (ASB): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21. Atlantic Union Bank (AUB): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more