Dividend

Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) announced on Wednesday that it plans to pay a special dividend of $5.6 billion. The special dividend would comprise of $560 million in cash and approximately 324 million of common shares. Shareholders who opt for cash will receive $4.03 a share. They will also receive 1....

Can you trade real estate just like this guy trades securities? Of course, but let’s face it. Investing effectively in actual real estate is tough. A few reasons why are that real estate tends to be illiquid, and is usually rather expensive (at least in comparison to other...

The largest US oil company by market value, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), raised its quarterly dividend by roughly 5% on Wednesday. The Irving, Texas-based company said that it is raising its second-quarter payout to $0.44 per share from $0.42 in the first quarter. XOM said that the dividend is payable...

Emerson Radio (NYSE: MSN) declares a cash dividend of $1.10 per common share. MSN’s Board of Directors declared this morning an extraordinary cash dividend of $1.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 24, 2010 to MSN’s shareholders at the close of trading on March 15, 2010....

NorthWestern (NYSE: NWE) has reported its Q4 EPS at $0.70 as compared to the consensus expectations of $0.61. NWE has forecasted its EPS for FY10 at $1.95-$2.10 versus the Street view of $1.92. The company has also hiked its quarterly dividend by 1.5% to $0.34 per share. NWE’s President and CEO,...

January SSS at Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) jumped 8% as compared to the Retail Metrics expectations of 7.3% growth. ROST has projected its EPS for Q4 at $1.15-$1.16 and for FY10 at $3.53-$3.54, exceeding the consensus expectations of $0.98 and $3.36, respectively. The company expects to post its...

AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) reported its Q4 non-GAAP EPS at $1.42, exceeding the Street view of $1.52. AZN’s revenues for the quarter came at $8.95 billion, as compared to the consensus of $8.85 billion. The company forecasted its EPS for 2010 at $5.75-$6.15, versus the consensus expectations of $6.04...

Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of dividend. Seaboard Corp (NYSE: SEB) offers a per share dividend of $3. SEB’s market capitalization is $1.68 billion. SEB’s quarterly earnings growth is 11.60% y/y. Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH) offers a...

Below are the top 5 large-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of dividend. Lorillard Inc (NYSE: LO) offers a per share dividend of $4. LO’s market capitalization is $12.51 billion. LO’s trailing-twelve-month return on equity is 174.32%. Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (...

Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) has recently hiked its quarterly dividend per share to $0.10. As a result, RL’s payout has effectively doubled from the previous quarter’s figure. Although RL operates in the industry that offers no fixed income, the company provides a 0.5% dividend yield....

According to an article in SmartMoney, dividend had lost flavor with investors in the 1980s, when they started favoring stocks that offered returns through share buybacks. The extent of the diminishing importance of dividend as the deciding factor for investors can be seen from the fact that...

Delta Natural Gas (NASDAQ: DGAS) seems to be a solid dividend and low beta play for a volatile market. The company supplies, transports, and stores natural gas in Kentucky to residential, commercial and a few industrial customers. Delta pays a 5.1% dividend which has increased every year for the...