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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending October 16

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending October 16. 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 Antero Midstream (AM): now $0.205 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Cantel (CMN): now $0.06 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.05. Cintas (CTAS): now $1.05 per share annual dividend, was $0.85. Dorchester Minerals (DMLP): now $0.1942 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1674. Eaton Vance (EV): now $0.265 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Healthcare Services (HCSG): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.1788.  International Paper … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending January 16

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 16. 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 Alliant Energy (LNT): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.51. Apogee (APOG): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10. Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT): now $0.10 per share monthly dividend, was $0.08. Consolidated Edison (ED): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.63. Core Laboratories (CLB): now $0.55 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.50. EPR Properties (EPR): now $0.3025 per share monthly dividend, was $0.285. … Read more

Valuentum Economic Castleâ„¢ Rating Update

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Read: Keeping the Horse Before the Cart: Valuentum’s Economic Castle™ Rating The Economic Castle Focuses on the Magnitude of Economic Value Creation The Valuentum Economic Castle™ rating is an enhancement of the competitive advantage framework (commonly known as economic moat analysis) that has become widespread and ubiquitous within the investing world. Whereas an economic moat framework evaluates a firm on the basis of the sustainability and durability of its competitive advantages, Valuentum’s Economic Castle™ rating evaluates a firm on the basis of the firm’s future economic profit spread (return on invested capital less its weighted average cost of capital). The companies with the strongest Valuentum Economic Castle™ ratings are poised to generate the most economic value for shareholders in the … Read more

PPL Corp Reports Solid 3Q; Raises Midpoint of 2013 Earnings Forecast

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Generally speaking, we like the utility industry. Utilities provide an essential service, generally operate in a near-monopoly position and benefit from significant barriers to entry due to the capital intensity of new projects and regulatory/environmental requirements. Regulatory frameworks differ across the grid, but most utilities benefit from an assured rate of return on capital investments through predetermined rate structures, where cost adjustments are made by authorities periodically. Most constituents also benefit from stable operations and generally lower debt financing, though we note credit ratings should be monitored closely. The strong industry backdrop was apparent in PPL Corp’s third-quarter earnings release, issued last Thursday. Though adjusted earnings from ongoing operations per share declined on a year-over-year basis during the period as … Read more

Search Dividend Reports by Company Name: Q to Z

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Going forward, please use the ‘Symbol’ search box to download stock and dividend reports of companies you are interested in. The ‘Symbol’ search box can be found in our website header. Image shown from above. Use the active search box in the website header above. Learn more about your membership >>  Note: We have now discontinued this list. Please use the ‘Symbol’ search box in the website header for stock and dividend reports. Please read about our Valuentum Dividend Cushion score (ratio) here. Just having access to this valuable metric alone could save your income portfolio thousands of dollars! The past meets the future as we showcase the Valuentum Dividend Cushion scores of Dividend Aristocrats in this article (click here). The dividend reports below … Read more

How to Think About Corporate Tax Reform

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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week January 22

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending January 22. 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 Alliant Energy (LNT): now $0.4025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.38. BlackRock (BLK): now $4.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $3.63. Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ): now $0.13 per share monthly dividend, was $0.12. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.0748 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0733. Century Bancorp (CNBKA): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16. Century Bancorp, Inc. B … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 22

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 22. 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                          BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDOUY): now $0.0852 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0847. Beaver Coal Company (BVERS): now $115.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $90.00. Big Banc Split Corp. (TSX:BNK:CA): now CAD 0.12 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0662. Britvic plc (BTVCY): now $0.5477 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.1830. Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): now $0.40 per share special dividend, was $0.34. China … Read more

Nelson: The 16 Most Important Steps To Understand The Stock Market

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A previous version of this article appeared on our website July 21, 2013. Refreshed and updated throughout, as of July 2018. By Brian Nelson, CFA After earning my MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and training stock and credit analysts from large organizations over the past decade or so, I have heard just about every question (though I admit I am still surprised by many things and remain a very humble student of the markets). I’ve also spent years perfecting the discounted cash flow process for large research organizations such as Morningstar and studied under one of the most famed aggressive growth investors of all time, Richard Driehaus. My knowledge runs the gamut from value through … Read more

Stock Market Outlook for 2021

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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