Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 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 Canadian Energy Services & Technology (CESDF): now CAD 0.005 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0025. Carolina Financial (CARO): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Chesapeake Utilities (CPK): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.325. El Paso Electric (EE): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335. Ennis (EBF): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Exantas Capital (XAN): now $0.10 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

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending March 31

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 31. 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 Activision Blizzard (ATVI): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Amdocs (DOX): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.195. Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE): now $0.27 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.26. Banner (BANR): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. City Holding (CHCO): now $0.44 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.43. CyrusOne (CONE): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38. Elbit … Read more