Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 3

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 3. 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                          Armanino Foods of Distinction (AMNF): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04. Autohome (ATHM): now $0.59/ADS dividend, was $0.57. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.2275 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2213. Kish Bancorp (KISB): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39. RPM (RPM): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of April 4

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending April 4. 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                          Adecoagro (AGRO): now $0.175 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.174. Banco Santander (SAN): now EUR 0.1100 per share final dividend, was $0.1152. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42. Brookfield Renewable Power Preferred Equity Inc. PREF SHS CL A 2 (BRF.PR.B:CA): now CAD 0.3318 per share quarterly dividend. Compass Diversified Holdings Non-Cum Red Pfd Registered Series A (CODI.PR.A): now $0.4532 … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of January 3

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 3. 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                          Agricultural Bank of China (ACGBY): now $0.4001 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.3101. Alamo (ALG): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (BOLSY): now $0.0282 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0183. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.41. Barloworld Limited (BRRAY): now $0.1718 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0684. Benchmark Bankshares, Inc. (BMBN): … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 4

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 4. 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                          Almacenes Exito S.A. American Depositary Share, each representing eight (8) Common Shares (EXTO): now $0.0369 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0116. Alphamin Resources Corp. (AFM:CA): now CAD 0.06 per share interim dividend, was CAD 0.03. American Financial (AFG): now $0.80 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.71. Arrow Financial (AROW): now $0.28 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.41 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of July 5

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 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                          Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.40 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.39. DouYu International (DOYU): now $9.76 per share special dividend. Lorne Park Capital Partners (LPC:CA): now $0.008 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.007. Medalist Diversified REIT (MDRR): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02. MV Oil Trust (MVO): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33. PNC Financial (PNC): now $1.60 per share … Read more

3 Substantial Benefits of Dividend Growth Investing

Dear members: There are three primary benefits of a well-executed dividend growth strategy, one that is carried out with prudence and care and one that pays careful attention to the intrinsic value of the stock and its critical cash-based components. Albert Einstein is reported to have called compound interest the “eighth wonder of the world,” but dividend growth investing has the potential to offer long-term investors so much more! Let’s explain. 1) Reinvested Dividends Compound Over Time Over the past decade, I have grown to appreciate the compounding dynamics of reinvested dividends on appreciating stocks even more than historical studies have revealed. The strategy of dividend growth investing not only benefits from the reinvestment of dividends into the purchase of … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of January 5

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 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                          ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Alamo (ALG): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37. Barloworld Limited (BRRAY): now $0.0982 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0624. Barry Callebaut AG (BRRLY): now $0.158 per share annual dividend, was $0.145. Biloxi Marsh Land (BLMC): now $0.125 per share annual … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of October 6

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 6. 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                          AGNC Investment Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (AGNCN): now $0.6825 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6676. American Financial (AFG): now $0.71 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.36. Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd (BZQIY): now $0.1226 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.0802. EVI (EVI): now $0.28 per share special dividend, … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of July 7

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 7. 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                          Agricultural Bank of China (ACGBY): now $0.6772 per share dividend. Bank OZK (OZK): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35. Catskill Hudson Bancorp (CSKL): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend. China Taping Insurance Holdings Company Limited (CTIHY): now $0.83 per share annual dividend. The Connecticut Light and Power Company 1.90 CUM PFD (CNLTL): now $0.475 per share quarterly dividend. The Connecticut Light and … Read more

Long Live Apple and Large Cap Growth!

Image: Since the release of the book Value Trap in December 2018, an ETF that tracks large cap growth (SCHG) has outperformed not only the S&P 500 (SPY), but also the areas of dividend growth (SDY) and small cap value (IWN) by sizable margins. By Brian Nelson, CFA We explained in part why we don’t like the dividends of banking firms in this note here, and we’re starting to see dividend cuts in the regional banking space, with PacWest Bancorp (PACW) as the latest banking entity to slash its quarterly payout. Right now, executives in the regional bank arena seem to be like deer caught in headlights, and we’re even seeing banking deals fall apart. The proposed deal between Toronto-Dominion … Read more