Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 14

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 14. 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 Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT): now $0.098 per share monthly dividend, was $0.096. Brady (BRC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2075. Clough Global Allocation Fund (GLV): now $0.1141 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1127. Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ): now $0.1291 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1278. Clough Global Opportunities Fund (GLO): now $0.1012 per share monthly dividend, was $0.1007. DDR (DDR): now … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending September 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 American Tower (AMT): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.64. Argan (AGX): now $1.00 per share annual dividend, was $0.70. Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR): now $0.365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33. Curtis-Wright (CW): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13. Entravision (EVC): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03125. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. … Read more

Random Musings: Retail, REITs, BlackBerry, and More

Image shown: Best Buy’s resiliency in the face of competition from Amazon. Let’s cover some recent news. By Brian Nelson, CFA The markets have been relatively flattish the past week or so, but that may not mean much. They could still be digesting some of the big gains thus far in 2017 before potentially staging their next move. At the close June 26, the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY), a proxy for the S&P 500 stood at $243.29. For some reason, I felt it important to make note of this level, as if it were an important one. Things have been very quiet for a long time now, and I get the feeling that an inflection point may be … 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 September 9

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 September 18

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 18. 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 Artesian Resources (ARTNA): now $0.2216 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2183. Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.405. Elmer Bancorp, Inc. (ELMA): now $0.33 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.32. The First of Long Island (FLIC): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Golden Enterprise (GLDC): now $0.03375 … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week September 18

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 18. 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 Alaris Royalty (ALARF): now CAD 0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.29. Ardagh Group (ARD): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. BIOQUAL (BIOQ): now $1.10 per share annual dividend, was $0.70. Brady (BRC): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2175. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0619 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0534. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.46 per share … Read more

Stock Market Outlook for 2021

By Valuentum Analysts February 8, 2021 2020 was one for the history books. We covered our thoughts and reflections on the past year in our “2020 Won’t Soon Be Forgotten” article (link here), and now we are looking towards the future. Global health authorities should be able to bring an end to the ongoing coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic sooner than many had expected as several vaccines have already been improved for emergency use and several others appear increasingly likely to get approved. Global vaccine distribution activities are currently underway, and this should allow the world to slowly return to pre-pandemic activities. Before then, immense stimulus measures launched primarily in developed nations should support global economic activities until the public health crisis … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week September 17

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 17. 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 AFC Gamma (AFCG): now $0.43 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38. AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.07. American Financial Group (AFG): now $4.00 per share special dividend, was $2.24. American Tower (AMT): now $1.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.27. BIOQUAL (BIOQ): now $1.25 per share annual dividend, was $1.10. BRT Apartments (BRT): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, … Read more