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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending July 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 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 BBX Capital Corporation (BBX): now $1.19 per share special dividend, was $0.0625. Bluegreen Vacations Corporation (BXG): now $1.19 per share special dividend, was $0.13. Bright Scholar Education (BEDU): now $0.12/ADS annual dividend, was $0.10. Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Camping World (CWH): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP): now CAD 0.95 per share … Read more

What is Risk?

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Image Source: Mike Cohen By Matt Warren Let’s start by talking about what isn’t risk. Risk isn’t easily measured and yet that is what the asset management industry and academia tend to serve up to the average and professional investor alike. You will see the standard deviation of a stock or portfolio, showing how much the value wiggles. You will see beta, which shows how much the value wiggles as compared to the benchmark’s own wiggles. You will see things like the Sharpe and Sortino ratios, which tackle further quantifiable ways to describe risk–and the list of equations goes on and on. Do you know what is a much more difficult question for an asset manager to answer? How much … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 11

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 11. 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 $0.22. American Corporation (AEE): now $0.495 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.475. ConocoPhillips (COP): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.305. Eaton Vance (EV): now $0.375 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD): now $0.4425 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44. FS Bancorp (FSBW): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 23

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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 Altria (MO): now $0.84 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.80. Atrion (ATRI): now $1.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.35. Avnet (AVT): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0875 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0865. Canadian Imperial Bank (CM): now CAD 1.44 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.40. Community Bank System (CBU): now $0.41 per share … Read more

What About BDCs?

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Business Development Companies, or BDCs, are often considered by dividend investors as a result of their quite sizable dividend yields, as compared to the overall market. In this piece, let’s take a look at how these companies operate and then also compare some important metrics between the various players. First, let’s looks at the below slide from Prospect Capital, which highlights some important differentiating features of BDCs. Image Source: Prospect Capital Investor Presentation Importantly, please know that you will need to consult a tax professional to determine how to treat the various dividend and return of capital from BDCs. Let’s also look at the below graphic from Prospect Capital (PSEC), which highlights the growth in BDCs over the past 10 … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 5

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 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 ABB (ABB): now CHF 0.80 per share annual dividend, was CHF 0.78. Aon (AON): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Artesian Resources (ARTNA): now $0.2459 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2423. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Constellation Brands (STZ): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.74. Constellation Brands (STZ.B): now $0.68 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 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 Altria (MO): now $0.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70. American Financial Group (AFG): now $1.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.40. BancFirst (BANF): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.21.                C&F Financial (CFFI): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34. Canadian Imperial Bank (CM): now CAD 1.36 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.33. Capital City Bank (CCBG): now $0.09 per share quarterly … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 25

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered 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 $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61. Canadian Imperial Bank (CM): now CAD 1.30 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 1.27. Capital City Bank (CCBG): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.092836 per share monthly dividend, was $0.077397. Expedia (EXPE): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28. First Capital (FCAP): now $0.22 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 9

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending September 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 Ameris Bancorp (ABCB): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Brady (BRC): now $0.205 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2025. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.415. Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI): now $0.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56. Israel Chemicals (ICL): now $0.04702 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02745. Logitech (LOGI): now CHF 0.56 per share annual dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending January 1

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 1. 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 Guaranty Federal Bancshares (GFED): now $0.08 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Firms Lowering Their Dividends This Week Gold Resource (GORO): now $0.0017 per share monthly dividend, was $0.01. Newtek Business (NEWT): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. >>Last week’s dividend increases.