Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 13

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 13. 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 Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF): now $0.045 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04. BIOQUAL (BIOQ): now $0.70 per share annual dividend, was $0.60. BRT Apartments (BRT): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. CNB Community Bancorp (CNBB): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Exantas Capital (XAN): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.225. First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.31 per … Read more

Podcast: The Hazards of Mortgage REITs

President of Investment Research Brian Nelson talks mortgage REITs and the concept of spread risk that may lead to steep book value declines and weakened dividend health across the industry. ~5 mins. If you cannot view the video below, please view the transcript that follows or select the link here. Kris Rosemann: Hi, I am Kris Rosemann for Valuentum Securities. Today on our podcast President of Investment Research Brian Nelson is going walk us through some of our thoughts on mortgage REITs (REM). Brian could you explain to us why we at Valuentum don’t like mortgage REITs and maybe go through some of the risks individual investors should be concerned with that are not as prevalent as a normal operating … Read more

Podcast: REITs, Interest Rates and Beyond!

The Valuentum analyst team talks REITs and the reasons why REIT investors should pay close attention to changes in Treasury rates. Various secular themes across the data center, healthcare, office, and mall REITs are discussed, and an explanation for the sector’s systematically poor raw, unadjusted Dividend Cushion ratios is covered. ~8 mins. Tickerized for various ETFs and the holdings in the VNQ. Brian Nelson, CFA: In September, REITs were officially broken out from the financial sector to their own sector of the S&P 500 — some 30 or so stocks with $600 billion in market capitalization, or about 3% of the S&P 500. Could this change have marked a peak in performance for equity and mortgage REIT stocks? Are investors … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 11

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending December 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 Abbot Labs (ABT): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.24. Avago Technologies (AVGO): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.42. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37. Buckle (BKE): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. Capella Education (CPLA): now $0.39 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.37. Croghan Bancshares, Inc. (CHBH): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending June 13

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 13. 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 Baytex Energy (BTE): now C$0.24 per share monthly dividend, was C$0.22. Best Buy (BBY): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. Caterpillar (CAT): now $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.60. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (CHMI): now $0.51 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. Essex Property Trust (ESS): now $1.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.21. FedEx (FDX): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending August 4

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending August 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 American States Water (AWR): now $0.255 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.242. Apollo Global Management (APO): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49. Aqua America (WTR): now $0.2047 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1913. Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC): now $0.29 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.27. Banco Santander (SAN): now $0.056 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.046. Cable One (CABO): now $1.75 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 13

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 13. 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 The AES Corporation (AES): now $0.1433 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1365. Albany (AIN): now $0.19 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. American Tower (AMT): now $1.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.95. Amgen (AMGN): now $1.60 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.45. Andersons (ANDE): now $0.175 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. AT&T (T): now $0.52 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. BlackRock Enhanced Capital&Income … Read more