Dividend Increases for the Week Ending October 25

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 25. 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 American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID): now $0.4525 per share declares quarterly distribution, was $0.4325. Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.08. Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.315. Cape Bancorp (CBNJ): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Cintas Corporation (CTAS): now $0.77 per share annual dividend, was $0.64. Columbia Banking System … Read more

Firms Raising Their Dividend In the Week Ending July 19 Included Kinder Morgan and Omega Healthcare

Below we provide a list of firms that increased/decreased their dividends for the week ending July 19. 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. Increases Amphenol (APH): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.105. Bassett Furniture (BSET): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. CARBO Ceramics (CRR): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Education Realty (EDR): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10. El Paso Pipeline Partners (EPB): now 0.63 per share quarterly distribution, was $0.62. First Community Corporation (FCCO): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Home Loan Servicing Solutions (HLSS) declares quarterly dividend of $0.15 per … 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 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