Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending May 20

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending May 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 Blue Hills Bancorp (BHBK): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02. Burberry Group Plc ADR (BURBY): now £37 per share annual dividend, was £35.2 Carriage (CSV): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025. Cato (CATO): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30. Chubb (CB): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67. Cineplex (CPXGF): now C$0.135 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.13. Clorox … Read more

Alert: Health Care REITs Whacked

We know better than to make mistakes such as HCP (HCP), but we can’t go back now. We’ve been holding onto the company because it was just a sliver of a position in the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio, but today we’re saying good-bye. Here’s what we wrote as recently as November 9, “Dividend Growth Newsletter REITs:” HCP continues to be a lesson learned to us here at Valuentum. The firm’s dividend track record had far too high of an influence on our decision making in establishing a position in the REIT in the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio. The fact that the company is the only REIT included on the list of Dividend Aristocrats was too attractive for us to deny, … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending February 27

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 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 Albemarle (ALB): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275. Canadian Imperial Bank (CM): now C$1.06 per share quarterly dividend, was C$1.03. Chico’s FAS (CHS): now $0.0775 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.075. Chubb (CB): now $0.57 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Cohen & Steers (CNS): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Comcast (CMCSA): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225. Cubic Corp (CUB): … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending November 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending November 15. 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 (or use our ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header). Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Automatic Data Processing (ADP): now $0.48 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.435. EMC Insurance Group (EMCI): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21. GasLog (GLOG): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Griffon Corporation (GFF): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.025. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Medical Properties Trust (MPW): now $0.21 … Read more

Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market

A previous version of this article appeared on our website July 21, 2013. Refreshed and updated throughout, as of July 2018. By Brian Nelson, CFA After earning my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and training stock and credit analysts from large organizations over the past decade or so, I have heard just about every question (though I admit I am still surprised by many things and remain a very humble student of the markets). I’ve also spent years perfecting the discounted cash flow process for large research organizations such as Morningstar and studied under one of the most famed aggressive growth investors of all time, Richard Driehaus. My knowledge runs the gamut from value through … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 25

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 25. 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                          Altria (MO): now $0.98 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.94. Atrion (ATRI): now $2.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $2.15. BancFirst (BANF): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Banco do Brasil S.A. (BDORY): now $0.0137 per share special dividend, was $0.07. Cactus (WHD): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Capital City Bank (CCBG): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of September 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 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                          Absa Group Limited (AGRPY): now $0.5518 per share dividend, was $0.5416. AGNC Investment Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (AGNCN): now $0.6676 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6482. Andlauer Healthcare Group (AND:CA): now CAD 0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.08. Brambles (BXBLY): now $0.26 per share dividend, was $0.22. China Resources Cement Holdings (CARCY): now $0.1364 per share dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending February 17

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending February 17. 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 AdvancePierre Foods (APFH): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. Aetna (AET): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Analog Devices (ADI): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42. Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (AUBN): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225. Barrick Gold (ABX): now $0.03 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02. Buckeye Partners (BPL): now $1.2375 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 23

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 23. 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                          Addtech AB (publ.) (ADDHY): now $0.1345 per share annual dividend, was $0.0833. Advanced Info Service Public Ltd. ADR (AVIFY): now $0.1093 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1025. Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE): now $0.280 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.275. Altria (MO): now $1.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.98. Anglo American Platinum (ANGPY): now $0.0618 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0572. Amotiv Limited … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending February 16

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 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 AbbVie (ABBV): now $0.96 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.71. AllianceBernstein (AB): now $0.84 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. Apollo Global Management (APO): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39. Arch Coal (ARCH): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35. Auburn National (AUBN): now $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. … Read more