Dividend Stock Applied Materials Boost Dividend Payout
Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), boosts its quarterly dividend by 17% to 7 cents/share.New dividend is payable on 6-16-10 to shareholders of record on May 26th...Read More
General Dynamics Announce Increase in Stock Dividends
DOD contractor General Dynamics (GD), maker of nuclear submarines, Navy destroyers & Gulfstream jets, will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.5% to 42 cents/shr.
Dividend Stock Wal-Mart To Hike Dividend Payout
Wal-Mart (WMT), to raise their dividends by announcing an 11% increase to its annual dividend & now pay $1.21/share for 2010 shares would yield 2.24%. Read more...
Dividend Stock Applied Materials Boost Dividend Payout
March 9, 2010 8:25 pm by Jim Trippon CPAApplied Materials Boosts Dividend, Will Repurchase $2B In Shares About: Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), Applied Materials, dividend, dividend stock, stock dividend, dividends Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), the biggest maker of gear and machines used to manufacture semiconductors, said it will boost its quarterly dividend by 17% to 7 cents a share from 6 cents. Last month, the company said it... [Read more]
General Dynamics Announce Increase in Stock Dividends
March 6, 2010 2:56 am by Jim Trippon CPANo Need To Be Defensive About General Dynamics’ Dividend About: General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), General Dynamics, Gulfstream jets, Department of Defense contractor Defense contractor General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), the maker of nuclear submarines, Navy destroyers and Gulfstream jets, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.5% to 42 cents a share from 38 cents. General Dynamics is a steady... [Read more]
Dividend Stock Wal-Mart To Hike Dividend Payout
March 6, 2010 2:36 am by Jim Trippon CPAWal-Mart Continues Tradition Of Dividend Hikes About: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), walmart, Dow yield, dividends, annual dividend Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, has joined the parade of Dow stocks to raise their dividends in recent weeks by announcing an 11% increase to its annual dividend. Wal-Mart will now pay $1.21 a share for 2010 up from $1.09 a share in 2009. In a statement,... [Read more]
Qualcomm Tries To Lure Investors Back With Higher Dividend, Buyback
March 2, 2010 4:22 pm by stockbloggerQualcomm To Boost Investor Incentives With Higher Dividend & Buyback About: Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), Qualcomm, Qualcomm dividend, Qualcomm dividend stock, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Semiconductor maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), whose shares are down 30% since the start of 2010 and 10% in the past two weeks, is trying to stop the bleeding.... [Read more]
Tractor Supply Company Becomes A Dividend Paying Stock
March 2, 2010 3:55 pm by Jim Trippon CPATractor Supply Approves First-Ever Dividend About: Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), Tractor Supply, tractor supply company, TSCO, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), a supplier of farm ranch products, said it will pay its first-ever quarterly dividend on March 29th to shareholders of record on March 15th. The Tennessee-based... [Read more]
Dividend Stock Freeport McMoRan to Hike Dividend on Promising Potentials
March 2, 2010 3:40 pm by Jim Trippon CPAFreeport McMoRan May Boost Dividend About: Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), CEO Richard Adkerson, Freeport, copper miner, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), the largest U.S. copper miner and a bellwether commodities stock, may be in line for a dividend increase after reinstating part of... [Read more]
Dividend Stock Altria Lights Up Its Dividend
February 25, 2010 3:08 am by Jim Trippon CPAAbout: Altria (NYSE: MO), Lorillard (NYSE: LO), Marlboro, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Altria Lights Up Its Dividend We have noted in the past that regardless of one’s consumption of the tobacco industry’s profits, these stocks are worth a look for income investors hungry for consistent dividends with robust yields. Of the three largest... [Read more]
Dividend Stock Home Depot Ups Dividend Payout
February 25, 2010 2:14 am by Jim Trippon CPAAbout: Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), 3M (NYSE: MMM),Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Home Depot Builds A Bigger Dividend Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, reported a fourth-quarter profit after positing a loss in the year-earlier period as same-store... [Read more]
Dividend Stock Kimberly Clark Hikes Dividend Payout
February 25, 2010 1:25 am by Jim Trippon CPAAbout: Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB), Kimberly Clark, Huggies diapers, Kleenex tissues, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Kimberly Clark Makes Good On Promise To Boost Dividend Last month, we told that you consumer products giant Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB), the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, looked like a strong candidate for a dividend... [Read more]
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) To Raise Quarterly Dividend Payout
February 18, 2010 10:34 pm by stockbloggerCoke Continues Dividend-Raising Tradition About: Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), 3M (NYSE: MMM), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Dividend Genius, dividend stock, dividend stocks, stock dividend, stock dividends Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), the world’s largest soft-drink maker, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by seven percent to 44 cents a share from 41 cents.... [Read more]
