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"dividend" Definitions
  1. an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company
  2. great advantages or profits
  3. (British English) a payment that is divided among a number of people, for example winners in the football pools or members of a cooperative
  4. (mathematics) a number that is to be divided by another number compare divisor

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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE - 20.55 eur/shr dividend proposed BMW - 20.2 eur/shr dividend proposed KION - 2500 eur/shr dividend proposed LEONI - 20.1 eur/shr dividend proposed ADIDAS - 20.1 eur/shr dividend proposed TALANX - 0.43 eur/shr dividend proposed GRENKE - 20.4 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND E.ON - dividend 24.45 eur/shr HEIDELBERGCEMENT - dividend 24.7 eur/shr LINDE - dividend 3.70 eur/shr SAP - dividend 1.25 eur/shr VOLKSWAGEN - dividend 2.06 eur/shr HANNOVER RE - dividend 5.00 eur/shr HOCHTIEF - dividend 2.60 eur/shr K+S - dividend 0.30 eur/shr DRAEGERWERK - dividend 4.453 eur/preference shr, 0.13 eur/ordinary shr BIOTEST - dividend 0.07 eur/preference shr, 0.05 eur/ordinary share HAMBORNER REIT - dividend 0.43 eur/shr TAKKT - dividend 0.55 eur/shr Dow Jones -0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.1 pct at close.
BMW - 2500 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - 20.4 eur/shr dividend proposed FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE - 20.6 eur/shr dividend proposed SAP - 20.6 eur/shr dividend proposed LEG IMMOBILIEN - 5.083 eur/shr dividend proposed NORMA - 25.08 eur/shr dividend proposed 21&20.8469 DRILLISCH - 1.60 eur/shr dividend proposed FREENET - 1.65 eur/shr dividend proposed MORPHOSYS - no dividend proposed TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND - 0.26 eur/shr dividend proposed DIEBOLD NIXDORF - 2.82 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE BOERSE - 2.45 eur/shr dividend PROSIEBENSAT.
FRESENIUS - 213 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK - 221 eur/shr dividend proposed KLOECKNER & CO - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND ADIDAS AG - dividend 21 eur/shr BMW AG - dividend 20.8793 eur/shr FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE - dividend 0.80 eur/shr SAP SE - dividend 1.15 eur/shr VONOVIA SE - dividend 0.94 eur/shr ALSTRIA OFFICE - dividend 0.50 eur/shr KION GROUP - dividend 0.77 eur/shr BIOTEST AG - dividend 0.04 eur/shr COMDIRECT BANK - dividend 13 eur/shr FREENET AG - dividend 1.55 eur/shr Dow Jones +0.1 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq -0.5 pct at close.
DE - 25.07 eur/shr dividend proposed AIXTRON - no dividend proposed XING - 1.63 eur/shr dividend proposed ELRINGKLINGER - 21.6 eur/shr dividend proposed KLOECKNER & CO - 20.1 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND K+S - 21.4 eur/shr dividend LANXESS - 0.80 eur/shr dividend COMPUGROUP MEDICAL - 0.35 eur/shr dividend RIB SOFTWARE - 0.18 eur/shr dividend BILFINGER - 1.00 eur/shr dividend BIOTEST - 0.04 eur/preference shr dividend proposed PORSCHE SE - 1.76 eur/shr dividend STROEER - Morgan Stanley cuts to "equal-weight" from "overweight", price target 0.13 euros.
Q20.2 results due DAIMLER - 24 eur/shr dividend proposed AAREAL BANK - 244 eur/shr dividend proposed ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT - 0.52 eur/shr dividend proposed COMMERZBANK - 0.20 eur/shr dividend proposed SYMRISE - 0.90 eur/shr dividend proposed UNIPER - 0.90 eur/shr dividend proposed KOENIG & BAUER - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN - 0.27 eur/shr dividend proposed VOSSLOH - 43 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND 1&1 DRILLISCH - 0.05 eur/shr dividend NORMA GROUP - 1.10 eur/shr dividend TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND - 0.27 eur/shr dividend TLG IMMOBILIEN - 0.91 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.8 pct, S&P 500 +0.8 pct, Nasdaq +1.1 pct at close.
DEUTSCHE BOERSE - 20.8791 eur/shr dividend proposed BILFINGER - no dividend proposed HOCHTIEF AG - 2.00 eur/shr dividend proposed K+S AG - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed SYMRISE AG - 0.80 eur/shr dividend proposed TALANX - 1.30 eur/shr dividend proposed ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE - no dividend proposed GRAMMER AG - 0.75 eur/shr dividend proposed WASHTEC AG - 1.70 eur/shr dividend proposed KSB AG - 13 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND HANNOVER RE - dividend 4.75 eur/shr RHEINMETALL AG - dividend 1.10 eur/shr TAKKT AG - dividend 0.50 eur/shr ENBW ENERGIE - dividend 0.55 eur/shr Dow Jones +1.3 pct, S&P 500 +1.3 pct, Nasdaq +1.3 pct at close.
Allianz SE - 20.5 eur/shr dividend proposed Deutsche Boerse - 2.70 eur/shr dividend proposed Hannover Re - 5.25 eur/shr dividend proposed Bilfinger SE - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed CTS Eventim - 0.62 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA - 0.80 eur/shr dividend FUCHS PETROLUB - 0.95 eur/shr dividend SILTRONIC - 06003 eur/shr dividend HOCHTIEF - 4.98 eur/shr dividend TAG IMMOBILIEN - 0.75 eur/shr dividend HAMBORNER REIT - 0.46 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -1.8 pct, S&P 500 -1.7 pct, Nasdaq -2 pct at close.
AUMANN - 20.8896 euros/shr dividend proposed ROCKET INTERNET - 21 euros/shr dividend proposed GERRESHEIMER - 20.8906 euros/shr dividend proposed XING - 5.70 euros/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND CEWE STIFTUNG - 1.95 eur/shr dividend DWS - 1.37 eur/shr dividend KRONES - 1.70 eur/shr dividend RHOEN KLINIKUM - 0.29 eur/shr dividend WUESTENROT & WUERTTEMBERGISCHE - 0.65 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +13 pct, S&P 500 +0.8 pct, Nasdaq +0.6 pct at close.
AAREAL BANK - 2.50 eur/shr dividend proposed EVONIK INDUSTRIES - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed TAG IMMOBILIEN - 0.65 eur/shr dividend proposed ZALANDO - no dividend proposed PFEIFFER VACUUM - 2.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BET-AT-HOME.
KRONES - 1.70 euros/shr dividend GRAMMER - 1.25 euros/shr dividend WUESTENROT & WUERTTEMBERGISCHE - 0.65 euros/shr dividend proposed ZOOPLUS - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND HHLA - 0.67 euros/shr dividend BECHTLE - 0.90 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq +0.6 pct at close.
IN: ECKERT & ZIEGLER STRAHLEN- UND MEDIZINTECHNIK AG , WACKER CHEMIE AUMANN - 20.8896 euros/shr dividend proposed ROCKET INTERNET - 0 euros/shr dividend proposed GERRESHEIMER - 1.15 euros/shr dividend proposed XING - 5.70 euros/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND CEWE STIFTUNG - 1.95 eur/shr dividend DWS - 1.37 eur/shr dividend KRONES - 1.70 eur/shr dividend RHOEN KLINIKUM - 13 eur/shr dividend WUESTENROT & WUERTTEMBERGISCHE - 0.65 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.8 pct, S&P 500 +0.8 pct, Nasdaq +0.6 pct at close.
K+S - 287.9 eur/shr dividend proposed LANXESS - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed COMPUGROUP MEDICAL - 20.8343 eur/shr dividend proposed MEDIGENE - no dividend proposed RIB SOFTWARE - 0.18 eur/shr dividend proposed BILFINGER - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed BIOTEST - 0.04 eur/preference shr dividend proposed, no dividend proposed for ordinary shares PORSCHE SE - 1.76 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +13 pct, Nasdaq +0.1 pct at close.
COM, SCOUT0.13, DELIVERY HERO, PUMA STADA - 0.11 eur/shr dividend proposed UNIPER - 0.74 eur/shr dividend proposed CEWE - 1.85 eur/shr dividend proposed DELIVERY HERO - no dividend proposed RHOEN-KLINIKUM - 0.22 eur/shr dividend proposed VTG - 0.90 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND JENOPTIK - 0.30 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.1 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
Draegerwerk - 0.13 eur/shr dividend proposed DUERR AG- 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND ADIDAS - 3.35 eur/shr dividend HEIDELBERGCEMENT - 2.10 eur/shr dividend KION - 1.20 eur/shr dividend JOST WERKE - 0.53 eur/shr dividend TALANX - 1.45 eur/shr dividend COMMERZBANK AG: CFRA cuts to "sell" from "hold" Dow Jones -0.5 pct, S&P 500 -0.3 pct, Nasdaq -0.4 pct at close.
DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK - 1.05 eur/shr dividend proposed CARL ZEISS MEDITEC - 0.42 eur/shr dividend proposed NORDEX - no dividend proposed RIB SOFTWARE - 0.16 eur/shr dividend proposed PORSCHE SE - 1.01 eur/shr dividend proposed WACKER NEUSON - 0.50 eur/shr dividend proposed US markets closed.
STROEER - 2000 eur/shr dividend proposed NEMETSCHEK - 25.3 eur/shr dividend proposed SOFTWARE AG - 21200 eur/shr dividend proposed ADLER REAL ESTATE - no dividend proposed WACKER NEUSON - 2.03 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND FRAPORT - 22.0 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -20.3 pct, S&P 21.8 -1.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.5 pct at close.
WACKER CHEMIE - 2.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE BANK - dividend 0.19 eur/shr DRILLISCH - dividend 1.80 eur/shr UNITED INTERNET - dividend 0.80 eur/shr AMADEUS FIRE - dividend 13 eur/shr CAPITAL STAGE - dividend 0.20 eur/shr Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +0.4 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
BAYER - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed CONTINENTAL AG - 20.9205 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTSCHE POST - 1.05 eur/shr dividend proposed MERCK KGAA - 1.20 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND GERRY WEBER - dividend 0.25 eur/shr SAF HOLLAND - dividend 0.44 eur/shr Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +13 pct at close.
Poll: Q1 results due BAYER - 43 eur/shr dividend proposed CONTINENTAL AG - 4.75 eur/shr dividend proposed MERCK KGAA - 1.25 eur/shr dividend proposed GEA - 0.85 eur/shr dividend proposed RTL - 3.00 eur/shr dividend proposed CORESTATE CAPITAL - 2.50 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND SAF HOLLAND - 0.45 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.5 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq +0.2 pct at close.
QIAGEN - no dividend proposed HHLA - 0.59 eur/shr dividend proposed TELE COLUMBUS - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND KRONES - dividend 1.55 eur/shr CANCOM - dividend 0.53 eur/shr WIRECARD - dividend 0.16 eur/shr FRAPORT - Goldman Sachs raises price target to 80 euros from 57 euros HEIDELBERGCEMENT - HSBC raises target price to 120 euros from 117 euros; rating "buy".
LINDE - 13 eur/shr dividend proposed VOLKSWAGEN - 3.96 eur/preferred shr dividend proposed HOCHTIEF - 3.38 eur/shr dividend proposed HUGO BOSS - 2.65 eur/shr dividend proposed LEONI - 1.40 eur/shr dividend proposed DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR - no dividend proposed GRENKE - 0.70 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones -0.7 pct, S&P 500 -0.7 pct, Nasdaq -0.4 pct at close.
FIELMANN - 1.80 eur/shr dividend proposed SALZGITTER - 0.30 eur/shr dividend proposed BECHTLE - 1.50 eur/shr dividend proposed FREENET - 1.60 eur/shr dividend proposed NEMETSCHEK - 0.65 eur/shr dividend proposed WUESTENROT & WUERTTEMBERGISCHE - 0.60 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - dividend 07553 eur/shr AAREAL BANK - dividend 2.00 eur/shr GFT TECHNOLOGIES - dividend 0.30 eur/shr CEWE - dividend 1.80 eur/shr DRILLISCH - Citigroup cuts to "sell" from "neutral" HHLA - HSBC raises to "buy" from "hold", raises target price to 24 euros from 18 euros Dow Jones -0.1 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at close.
ADO PROPERTIES - 0.75 eur/shr dividend proposed HELLOFRESH - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BEFESA - 1.32 eur/shr dividend STROEER - 2.00 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.3 pct, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
SALZGITTER - 0.25 eur/shr dividend proposed CEWE - 1.60 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND RIB SOFTWARE - dividend 0.16 eur/shr SMA SOLAR - dividend 0.14 eur/shr SOFTWARE AG - dividend 0.55 eur/shr ELRINGKLINGER - dividend 07553 eur/shr TLG IMMOBILIEN - dividend 0.72 eur/shr VTG - dividend 0.50 eur/shr WACKER NEUSON - dividend 0.50 eur/shr KUKA - UBS cuts to "neutral", raises target price to 115 euros OSRAM - Citigroup raises to "buy", target price to 56 euros Dow Jones -0.5 pct, S&P 500 -0.1 pct, Nikkei -1.4 pct, Shanghai stocks +0.2 pct.
DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP - 1.35 eur/shr dividend proposed KRONES AG - 13 eur/shr dividend proposed SUESS MICROTEC - no dividend proposed AIR BERLIN - no dividend proposed MAN SE - 3.07 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BRENNTAG - dividend 1.00 euros/shr CANCOM SE - dividend 0.50 euros/shr GFT TECHNOLOGIES - 0.30 euros/shr STADA - Jefferies lowers to "UNDERPERFORM" from "HOLD" Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at close.
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - 0.55 eur/shr dividend proposed AAREAL BANK - 1.65 eur/shr dividend proposed AIXTRON - no dividend proposed CAPITAL STAGE - 0.18 eur/shr dividend proposed VOSSLOH - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND JUNGHEINRICH - dividend 1.19 eur/shr PFEIFFER VACUUM - dividend 3.20 eur/shr DEUSTCHE POST - JP Morgan cuts to "neutral"; cuts target price to 27.50 euros Dow Jones +100.83 pct, S&P 500 +1.4 pct, Nasdaq +2.0 pct at close.
BAYWA - 0.90 eur/shr dividend proposed BECHTLE - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EVONIK INDUSTRIES - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed FRAPORT - 2.00 eur/shr dividend proposed RHEINMETALL - 06003 eur/shr dividend proposed SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed NEMETSCHEK - 0.81 eur/shr dividend proposed SOFTWARE AG - 0.71 eur/shr dividend proposed COMMERZBANK AG Moody's downgrades the bank's junior senior unsecured debt ratings to "Baa2" US markets closed.
Stabilus - 1 eur/shr dividend proposed Siemens Healthineers - 0.80 eur/shr dividend proposed Ceconomy - 0 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND TUI AG - 0.54 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.1% at close.
JENOPTIK - 0.30 eur/shr dividend proposed NORDEX - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND S&T - 0.13 eur/shr dividend BAYER - MOODY'S lowers rating to "Baa52.13" from "A3", outlook negative.
EX-DIVIDEND BASF - dividend 2.90 eur/shr BAYER AG - dividend 2.50 eur/shr CONTINENTAL AG - dividend 3.75 eur/shr MERCK KGAA - dividend 1.05 eur/shr Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.5 pct, Nasdaq -0.6 pct at close.
HANNOVER RE - 5.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BASF - 06003 eur/shr dividend DRAEGERWERK - 0.40 eur/ordinary shr, 0.46 eur/preference shr dividend DMG MORI - 1.03 eur/shr dividend JOST WERKE - 0.50 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +1.4 pct, S&P 500 +1.3 pct, Nasdaq +1.7 pct at close.
Increases quarterly dividend * Declared a quarterly dividend of $.
RWE - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT - 20.8193 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTZ - 0.15 eur/shr dividend proposed HAMBORNER REIT - 0.45 eur/shr dividend proposed SAF HOLLAND - 0.45 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BEIERSDORF - 0.70 eur/shr dividend MUNICH RE - 8.60 eur/shr dividend GERRESHEIMER - 1.10 eur/shr dividend KLOECKNER & CO - Credit Suisse cuts to "neutral" from "outperform", cuts price target to 13 euros from 15 euros Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at close.
BRENNTAG AG - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed mdaX CANCOM SE - 0.50 eur/share dividend proposed tecd EVOTEC - no dividend proposed GFT TECHNOLOGIES - 0.30 eur/shr dividend proposed SLM SOLUTIONS - no dividend proposed tecdax EX-DIVIDEND HAWESKO HOLDING - dividend 1.30 euros/shr RWE - S&P lowers to rating "BBB-" from "BBB" Dow Jones -1.0 pct, S&P 500 -0.8 pct, Nasdaq -0.9 pct at close.
Some of Meeks' top picks include Broadcom (3.7% dividend yield), Qualcomm (3.1% dividend yield) and Cisco Systems (2.9% dividend yield).
In comparison, a popular dividend-focused exchange-traded fund — iShares Select Dividend ETF — currently has a dividend yield of 3.6%.
EX-DIVIDEND ADIDAS - 20.8 eur/shr dividend ALLIANZ - 2500 eur/shr dividend E.ON - 21.0 eur/shr dividend HEIDELBERGCEMENT - 0.33 eur/shr dividend VONOVIA - 20.3 eur/shr dividend DUERR - 20.2 eur/shr dividend KION - 24.59 eur/shr dividend WACKER CHEMIE - 4.50 eur/shr dividend KOENIG & BAUER - 0.90 eur/shr dividend RATIONAL - 11 eur/shr dividend VOSSLOH - 1 eur/shr dividend HEIDELBERGCEMENT - Barclays cuts target price to 98 euros from 100 euros PROSIEBENSAT 0.23 MEDIA - Barclays cuts target price to 35 euros from 37 euros DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - Barclays raises target price to 16.30 euros from 16 euros DELIVERY HERO - Barclays raises target price to 45.30 euros from 43.60 euros Dow Jones +0.8 pct, S&P 500 +1.0 pct, Nasdaq +1.0 pct at close.
Trade ex-dividend: Atlantia of 2300 euro per share as 225 interim dividend; Azimut of 2300 euro per share as residual dividend; Banca Mediolanum of 2225 euro as 2100 interim dividend; Mediobanca of 240 euro per share; Recordati of 0.35 euro per share as 2016 interim dividend; SIAS of 0.14 euro per share as 2016 interim dividend; Tenaris of $0.13 per share as 2016 interim dividend; Terna of 1003 euro per share as 2016 interim dividend.
EVONIK - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed FRAPORT - 1.50 eur/shr dividend proposed HUGO BOSS - 2.60 eur/shr dividend proposed NORMA - 255.4 eur/shr dividend proposed PFEIFFER VACUUM - 256.6 eur/shr dividend proposed SMA SOLAR - 256.7 eur/shr dividend proposed BAYWA - 20800 eur/shr dividend proposed KOENIG & BAUER - 58.0.1 eur/shr dividend proposed TLG IMMOBILIEN - 2112.9 eur/shr dividend proposed BMW - HSBC raises to "hold" from "reduce", lifts target price to 112.93 euros from 2112.9 euros Dow Jones +2105.4 pct, S&P 2105.2 +0.5 pct, Nasdaq +0.8 pct at close.
The final dividend is made up of a normal dividend of 33.6 pence and special dividend of 29.8 pence per share.
ASML's dividend pay-out ratio is likely to remain between 45% and 60% of pre-dividend FCF despite strong dividend growth.
The company announced a final dividend of 92 cents, for a total dividend of $1.52, the same total dividend as 2015.
EX-DIVIDEND FRAPORT - dividend 21 eur/shr LANXESS - dividend 20.8909 eur/shr WACKER CHEMIE AG - dividend 2.00 eur/shr NEMETSCHEK - dividend 0.50 eur/shr GFK SE - dividend 0.65 eur/shr FREENET - HSBC raises to "hold" from "reduce", cuts target price to 24 euros Dow Jones +0.4 pct, S&P 500 +13 pct, Nasdaq +1.2 pct at close.
Is the payout from a dividend payout or dividend policy?
All five of the Wisdom Tree U.S. dividend-weighted ETFs listed below made all-time highs yesterday: WisdomTree Total Dividend: Exposure to the entire dividend-paying part of the US market WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend: Large-cap WisdomTree MidCap Dividend: Mid-cap WisdomTree SmallCap Divdend: Small-cap WisdomTree High Dividend: High dividend yielding The DTD, for example, is tied to a dividend-weighted index that reflects the proportionate share of the aggregate dividends each component company is projected to pay in the coming year.
INFINEON - 0.27 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG - 1.45 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BERTRANDT - 2.00 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 +52.93 pct, Nasdaq unchanged at close.
INFINEON - 0.25 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BERTRANDT - dividend 2.50 eur/shr DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG - dividend 1.40 eur/shr Dow Jones -0.7 pct, S&P 500 -13 pct, Nasdaq -0.2 pct at close.
Davi flagged three high-dividend ETFs that he would outright avoid: the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV), the Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM), and the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY).
Announces Increase In Quarterly Dividend And Declares Special Dividend * Board Has Also Declared A Special Cash Dividend Of $1.00 (One Dollar) Per Share.
Trade ex-dividend: Enel of 0.16 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; Snam of 263,095 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: ENEL of 0.16 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; SNAM of 0.095 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: Enel of 20900 euro per share as 21000 interim dividend; Snam of 232,22020 euro per share as 21000 interim dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: Enel of 0.16 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; Snam of 09003,095 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: ENEL of 0.14 euro per share as 2018 interim dividend; SNAM of 1003 euro per share as 2018 interim dividend.
STMicroelectronics trades ex-dividend of 13 U.S. dollar as quarterly dividend.
THEN WE LOOK AT OUR DIVIDEND, WE'RE COMMITTED TO OUR DIVIDEND.
STMicroelectronics trades ex-dividend of 0.06 U.S. dollar as quarterly dividend.
STMicroelectronics trades ex-dividend of 13 U.S. dollars as quarterly dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: ATLANTIA of 225,2300 euro per share as 2225 interim dividend; BANCA MEDIOLANUM of 2100 euro per share as 240 interim dividend; MEDIOBANCA of 0.37 euro per share; RECORDATI of 0.42 euro per share as 2017 interim dividend; TENARIS of 0.13 U.S. dollars per share as 2017 interim dividend; TERNA of 0,1003 euro per share as 2017 interim dividend.
RHEINMETALL - 1.45 eur/shr dividend proposed CTS EVENTIM - 0.98 eur/shr dividend proposed AIXTRON - no dividend proposed SILTRONIC - no dividend proposed TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND - 0.25 eur/shr dividend proposed ENBW - no dividend proposed EVONIK - Societe Generale raises to "buy" from "hold", lifts target price to 36 euros from 31.50 euros Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq unchanged at close.
The iShares Core Dividend Growth (DGRO) ETF, WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ETF (DGRW) and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) are a few examples that focus on dividend growth and are more exposed to cyclical sectors.
You can also try to weight indexes by some form of dividend appreciation, as do Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG) or iShares Select Dividend (DVY).
EX-DIVIDEND BRENNTAG - dividend 1.05 euros/shr UNIPER - dividend 0.55 euros/shr Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
On the dividend, Apple said its board had declared a dividend of $.
Trades ex-dividend of 0.06 US dollars per share as quarterly dividend.
The extra dividend is typically higher than what the quarterly dividend offers.
Trades ex-dividend of 0.23 euro per share as interim 1003 dividend.
WIRECARD - 0.43 eur/shr dividend proposed HAMBURGER HAFEN - 0.59 eur/shr dividend proposed PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN AG - no dividend proposed MLP AG - 0.12 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP - dividend 1.35 euros/shr KRONES AG - dividend 1.45 eur/shr MAN SE - dividend 3.07 eur/shr DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - Jefferies cuts to "underperform" from "hold" MTU AERO ENGINES - Barclays starts with an "overweight" rating, price target 97 eur VOSSLOH AG - HSBC raises to "buy" from "hold" Dow Jones -0.2 pct, S&P 500 -0.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.2 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND STADA - dividend 0.72 eur/shr BIOTEST - dividend 0.05 eur/ordinary shr, 0.07 eur/preference share German July retail sales due at 0600 GMT.
Kostin also highlighted two exchange-traded funds that track high-dividend payers: the iShares Select Dividend ETF and the ProShares S&P Dividend Aristocrat ETF.
APPROVES A DIVIDEND INCREASE AND DECLARES A COMMON STOCK QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.28 PER SHARE * UNITED FIRE GROUP INC - APPROVED A DIVIDEND INCREASE OF 12.0 PERCENT OVER PREVIOUS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
SLM SOLUTIONS - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK - 5.05.4 eur/shr dividend SCOUT24 - 0.56 eur/shr dividend SIXT - 4.00 eur/shr dividend WIRECARD - 0.18 eur/shr dividend DAIMLER - Barclays cuts target price to EUR 73 to EUR 75 BMW - Barclays cuts target price to EUR 52.13 from EUR 116 Dow Jones -0.8 pct, S&P 500 -0.6 pct, Nasdaq -0.9 pct at close.
Poll: Q1 results due 2017 results due Q1 results due Q1 results due DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA - 0.80 eur/shr dividend proposed FUCHS PETROLUB - 0.95 eur/shr dividend proposed SILTRONIC - 06003 eur/shr dividend proposed HOCHTIEF - 4.98 eur/shr dividend proposed TAG IMMOBILIEN - 0.75 eur/shr dividend proposed HAMBORNER REIT - 0.46 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.4 pct, Nasdaq -0.5 pct at close.
BERTRANDT - 2.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND OSRAM - 1.11 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.2 pct at close.
Coles declared a final dividend of 24 cents a share and a special dividend of 13 cents a share, its first dividend as a public company.
Hiking the dividend brings it closer to the 2014 yield, when NBAD distributed a 0.40 dirhams cash dividend as well as a 10 percent stock dividend.
Improving Dividend Sources: BAIC Group will have a more balanced dividend income when Beijing Benz starts paying half of its 2852 net profit as a dividend.
EX-DIVIDEND DAIMLER - 3.65 eur/shr dividend SARTORIUS - 0.50 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +1.0 pct, S&P 500 +0.7 pct, Nasdaq +0.5 pct at close.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF offers the highest dividend of 3.12% among the five ETFs (The dividend yield for the S&P 500 is about 1.85%).
Natixis proposed a 0.78 euros dividend, which includes a special 0.48 euro dividend.
Trades ex-dividend of 2300 US dollars per ordinary share as quarterly dividend.
High Dividend Payout: The ratings are constrained by TWM's shareholder-friendly dividend policy.
STMicroelectronics trades ex-dividend of 0.06 U.S. dollars per share as quarterly dividend.
For investors who rely on dividend for income, especially in retirement, dividend ETFs that invest in companies that have a history of consistently paying out and increasing dividend payments to shareholders mitigate the risk of a single dividend suddenly disappearing.
ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK * HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC SAYS BOARD AUTHORIZED A REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.20 PER SHARE AND A SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.05 PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
MUNICH RE - 8.60 eur/shr dividend proposed AXEL SPRINGER - 1.90 eur/shr dividend proposed GERRESHEIMER - 1.05 eur/shr dividend proposed SCHAEFFLER - 0.50 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones +1.1 pct, S&P 500 +0.6 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
Amplats declared a final dividend of 41.60 rand per share, made up of 16.60 rand base dividend and 25.00 rand special dividend, bringing the gross dividend, the highest since 2006, to 52.60 rand per share compared with 11.25 rand on-year.
EX-DIVIDEND BEIERSDORF - dividend 0.70 eur/shr GEA GROUP - dividend 0.80 eur/shr Dow Jones +56.83 pct, S&P 500 +0.8 pct, Nasdaq +0.9 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND BAYER - 2.80 eur/shr dividend TLG IMMOBILIEN - 0.82 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.2 pct, S&P 500 -0.2 pct, Nasdaq +0.1 pct at close.
The company declared a total interim dividend of 11 cents per share, comprising of an ordinary dividend of 7.5 cents and a special dividend of 3.5 cents.
DEUTSCHE BOERSE - MacQuarie cuts to "neutral" from "outperform" LUFTHANSA - UBS raises to "buy" from "sell" EX-DIVIDEND LUFTHANSA - dividend 0.50 euros/shr DUERR - dividend 2.10 euros/shr FUCHS PETROLUB - dividend 0.89 euros/preference shr DMG MORI AG - dividend 1.03 euros/shr Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +0.4 pct, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
VONOVIA - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed ALSTRIA OFFICE REIT - 20.9097 eur/shr dividend proposed JUNGHEINRICH - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed TAG IMMOBILIEN - 117.60003 eur/shr dividend proposed XING - 2117.6000 eur/shr dividend proposed ELRINGKLINGER - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed DRILLISCH - Jefferies cuts to "hold" from "buy", raises price target to 21.4529 euros from 50 euros Dow Jones +0.4 pct, S&P 500 +0.5 pct, Nasdaq +0.5 pct at close.
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG - 1.00 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND AUMANN - 0.20 euros/shr dividend proposed ROCKET INTERNET - 0 euros/shr dividend proposed GERRESHEIMER - 1.15 euros/shr dividend proposed XING - 0.23 euros/shr dividend proposed SOFTWARE AG: Credit Suisse raises to "neutral" from "underperform" DEUTSCHE WOHNEN SE: Morgan Stanley cuts to "equal-weight" from "overweight" Dow Jones +0.7 pct, S&P 500 +0.6 pct, Nasdaq +0.5 pct at close.
Brambles reaffirmed its current progressive dividend policy for its full year dividend in 2019.
STMICROELECTRONICS trades as dividend of 20900 U.S. dollars per share as quarterly 27 dividend.
STMICROELECTRONICS trades as dividend of 27 U.S. dollars per share as quarterly 20900 dividend.
A high dividend payout ratio could result in a surprise cut to the dividend.
STMicroelectronics trades as dividend of 0.06 U.S. dollars per share as quarterly 08003 dividend.
Oriflame says 1.00 euro per share is ordinary dividend and 0.50 euro extra dividend.
The shares were trading ex-dividend: buyers would not get the latest dividend payout.
STMICROELECTRONICS trades as dividend of 09003 U.S. dollars per share as quarterly 2018 dividend.
Declares increased quarterly dividend * Nexc Partners Corp - new dividend represents a $0.010 per share or 6.5% increase over prior quarter's dividend Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
COM - 7.50 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND FRESENIUS - 0.75 eur/shr dividend MBB SE - Berenberg cuts target price to EUR 121 from Eur 122 US markets closed.
DEUTSCHE POST AG - 0.85 eur/shr dividend proposed EVONIK INDUSTRIES - 1.15 eur/shr dividend proposed COMPUGROUP MEDIC - 0.35 eur/shr dividend proposed SGL CARBON - no dividend proposed SDAX Dow Jones -1 pct, S&P 500 -0.9 pct, Nasdaq -1.3 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND COMMERZBANK - dividend 0.20 eur/shr RWE - dividend 13 eur per preferred share GEA - dividend 0.80 eur/shr RTL - dividend 4.68 eur/shr HUGO BOSS - RBC cuts to "underperform" from "sector perform", cuts target price to 53 euros from 60 euros Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.2 pct at close.
The bank followed up on its first full-year dividend in a decade with an interim dividend of 2 pence per share and a special dividend of 12 pence.
Trade ex-dividend: Eni of 0.43 euro per share as 33 interim dividend; Piaggio of 0.055 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; Sesa of 0.63 euro per share.
Trade ex-dividend: ENI of 0.43 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; PIAGGIO of 0.055 euro per share as 2019 interim dividend; SESA of 0.63 euro per share.
Declares monthly dividend and special dividend Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru newsroom)
They're an increasingly crowded trade, with sustained dividend growth and no history of dividend cuts.
A broader group of high-dividend paying stocks, the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index .
The interim dividend is set at 13 percent of the prior year full-year dividend.
EX-DIVIDEND ABB- 0.80 CHF/shr dividend Reporting by Zurich newsroom and Berlin Speed Desk
Announces quarterly common stock dividend * Sets quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share Further company coverage:
Under the change, the dividend requires 12 of CBS' 14 directors to approve the dividend.
The dividend, $2000 a share, was at the same annual rate as the 2366 dividend.
Of course, not a lot of dividend, but we paid dividend in that particular year.
BASF - 26.21 eur/shr dividend proposed BAYER AG - 21.1 eur/shr dividend proposed CONTINENTAL AG - 20.7 eur/shr dividend proposed MERCK KGAA - 2.23 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND LUFTHANSA AG - dividend 22.2 euros/share GERRESHEIMER AG - dividend 21 euros/share DEUTZ AG - dividend 20.8816 euros/shr HAMBORNER REIT AG - dividend 0.42 euros/share SAF HOLLAND - dividend 0.40 euros/shr HAMBORNER REIT - HSBC raises to "buy" from "hold", raises target price to 11.2 euros LEONI - HSBC starts with "buy", 40 euros price target SUEDZUCKER - Berenberg raises to "hold" from "sell", raises target price to 14.50 euros from 12.70 euros GEA GROUP - Berenberg cuts to "sell" from "buy", cuts target price to 13 euros from 43 euros Dow Jones -1.2 pct, S&P 500 -0.9 pct, Nasdaq -1.2 pct at close.
STROEER - 1.10 euros/shr dividend proposed EVOTEC - no dividend proposed STRATEC BIOMEDICAL - 0.77 euros/shr dividend proposed AIR BERLIN - no dividend proposed LEG IMMOBILIEN - Morgan Stanley lowers to "Underweight" from "Overweight" Dow Jones +0.4 pct, S&P 500 +0.5 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
SARTORIUS - 1.52 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DAIMLER - dividend 3.25 eur/shr CARL ZEISS MEDITEC - dividend 0.38 eur/shr OSRAM - Morgan Stanley lowers to "underweight" from "equal weight" Dow Jones +0.6 pct, S&P 500 +1.1 pct, Nasdaq +1.6 pct at Wednesday's close.
Increases quarterly dividend * Utah Medical Products Inc says board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend $0.265 per share of common stock * Utah Medical Products Inc says new dividend is a 2% increase over prior quarterly cash dividend Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The company declared a total interim dividend of 12.5 New Zealand cents per share, made up of an ordinary dividend of 11 cents and a special dividend of 1.5 cents.
The company recommenced payment of a dividend, announcing an interim dividend of 10 cents per share, adding it also expected to pay a final dividend of 10 cents per share.
The company said it would pay a final dividend of 51.5 pence, made up of a normal dividend of 15 pence per share and a special dividend of 36.5 pence.
And from a dividend perspective, we are looking at a relatively high 2.88 percent dividend yield.
Such funds include the , the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.
A "dividend bubble" also formed under energy stocks as the ETF industry pushed high dividend yields.
There were no dividend payments in 2016, compared with a PLN263 million dividend paid in 2015.
Rio declared a final dividend of $1.80 per share and special dividend of $2.43 per share.
You can: In the camp of highest dividend payers would be Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.
EX-DIVIDEND METRO - 0.70 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones +1.7 pct, Nasdaq +0.6 pct at close.
Ticker: EMRAnnual dividend yield: 4.4%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 156Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: MMMAnnual dividend yield: 4.4%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 156Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: PNCAnnual dividend yield: 4.6%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 39Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: EVAnnual dividend yield: 4.6%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 81Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: USBAnnual dividend yield: 4.7%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 40Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: NTAPAnnual dividend yield: 4.8%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 26Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: NUEAnnual dividend yield: 4.8%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 41Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: OMCAnnual dividend yield: 5%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 50Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: TFCAnnual dividend yield: 5.4%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 39Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: REGAnnual dividend yield: 5.9%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 39Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: IBMAnnual dividend yield: 6%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 102Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: PBCTAnnual dividend yield: 6.1%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 105Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: BENAnnual dividend yield: 6.2%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 112Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: WFCAnnual dividend yield: 6.7%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 39Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
Ticker: CNPAnnual dividend yield: 7.1%Consecutive quarters without a dividend cut: 55Source: Goldman Sachs Global Research
In 2011 Dorna conducted a €420m dividend recapitalization, followed by a €715m dividend recapitalization in 2014.
SLIC's dividend payout increased to 58% in 2015 due to higher dividend expectations from the government.
ALLIANZ - 7.60 eur/shr dividend proposed COMMERZBANK - no dividend proposed COVESTRO - 1.35 eur/shr dividend proposed RATIONAL - 10 eur/shr dividend proposed WASHTEC - 2.10 eur/shr dividend proposed MTU AERO ENGINES - JP Morgan cuts to "neutral" from "overweight" NEMETSCHEK - Baader Helvea Bank cuts to "hold" from "buy", price target 65 euros AUMANN - Berenberg starts with "hold", 13 euros price target.
Announces new dividend policy to maximize future growth opportunities * Mercadolibre - approved on march 2, 2017 a change to dividend policy for, providing for fixed quarterly dividend payment in 2017 of $0.15 per share * Mercadolibre inc says new dividend policy will take effect following payment of $0.15 per share dividend declared by company payable on april 17 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Admiral proposed a final dividend of 58 pence per share, including a special dividend of 18.5 pence, and a total dividend of 114 pence per share, above a forecast 107.2 pence.
Dividend stocks perform poorly when interest rates are rising, because the value of the yield on dividend stocks is worn away as yields rise on bonds and other dividend-paying investments.
The bank proposed an ordinary dividend of 5.50 crowns per share and an extra dividend of 2.0 crowns, higher than the total expected dividend of 6.51 per share seen by analysts.
The company proposed a final dividend of 58 pence per share, including a special dividend of 18.5 pence, and a total dividend of 114 per share, above a forecast 107.2 pence.
Preliminary 2019 results due INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES - 0.27 eur/shr dividend proposed DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG - 1.50 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND BERTRANDT - 0.23 eur/shr dividend K+S - Credit Suisse cuts to underperform from neutral Dow Jones +0.4%, S&P 500 +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.9% at close.
EX-DIVIDEND HENKEL - dividend 0.83 eur/pref shr SARTORIUS - dividend 0.46 eur/pref shr, 0.45 eur/ordinary shr Dow Jones +0.1 pct, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq +0.2 pct at close.
The majority-state owned lender announced an annual dividend of 3.5 pence and a special dividend of 7.5 pence taking total payouts, including an earlier interim dividend, to 13 pence per share.
Increases quarterly cash dividend to $0.06 per share * New dividend is a one cent increase over previous quarter's dividend Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +1-646-646-8780)
The majority-state owned lender announced an annual dividend of 3.5 pence and a special dividend of 7.5 pence, taking total payouts including an earlier interim dividend to 13 pence per share.
ARM declared a final dividend of 750 cents and full-year dividend of 1,000 cents per share.
However, excluding subsidiary dividends, SLIC's dividend payouts have increased due to higher dividend expectations from the government.
Alphabet pays no dividend, whereas Apple's dividend currently yields about 2 percent of the stock's value annually.
Gjensidige said its dividend policy remains firm, although the deal would further support dividend capacity going forward.
So, you get a 5% total dividend [with] buybacks versus, like, a 1% [net dividend for utilities].
Declares quarterly dividend * Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.125per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Goldman hiked its quarterly dividend by nearly 50% while J.P. Morgan raised its dividend by 10 cents.
The company announced an interim dividend of NZ$0.15, in line with its previous half-year dividend.
Declares $0.18 quarterly dividend * Sets quarterly dividend of $0.18per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Ticker: FITBS&P quality ranking: A-Dividend payout ratio: 32%Dividend yield: 6.8%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: MSS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 27%Dividend yield: 4.5%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: CBS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 31%Dividend yield: 2.6%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: PGRS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 31%Dividend yield: 2.6%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: ALLS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 15%Dividend yield: 2.6%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: GSS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 24%Dividend yield: 3.3%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: EVRGS&P quality ranking: A-Dividend payout ratio: 72%Dividend yield: 3.6%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: CMSS&P quality ranking: A-Dividend payout ratio: 68%Dividend yield: 2.8%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: AEES&P quality ranking: A-Dividend payout ratio: 59%Dividend yield: 2.7%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: ATOS&P quality ranking: A-Dividend payout ratio: 51%Dividend yield: 2.4%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: ROSTS&P quality ranking: A+Dividend payout ratio: 22%Dividend yield: 0.94%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: BAXS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 26%Dividend yield: 1.05%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: CERNS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 32.5%Dividend yield: 1.04%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: HUMS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 10.9%Dividend yield: 0.69%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: HIIS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 27.2%Dividend yield: 2%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: NVDAS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 14%Dividend yield: 0.24%Source: Bank of America
Ticker: MSFTS&P quality ranking: B+Dividend payout ratio: 32.6%Dividend yield: 1.26%Source: Bank of America
"There's a sense the oil dividend is not being used to produce any economic dividend," Croft said.
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE * WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES INC - DECLARED A CASH DIVIDEND INCREASE OF $0.01 TO $0.11 PER SHARE OF COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK * WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES INC - NEW DIVIDEND REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 22% FROM MARCH 31, 2017 DIVIDEND OF $0.09 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
DECLARES INCREASED QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND * GREAT WESTERN BANCORP - NEW QUARTERLY DIVIDEND REPRESENTS INCREASE OF 25.0% COMPARED TO MOST RECENT QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.20 PER COMMON SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The group proposed a regular dividend of 1.50 euros per share, which includes the interim dividend of 1 euro per share announced in October, and an extraordinary dividend of 1.50 euros per share.
Trade ex-dividend: BANCA MEDIOLANUM of 210 euro per share as interim 2300 dividend; DANIELI of 225 euro per ordinary share and of 2300 euro per saving share; MEDIOBANCA of 2225 euro per share; RECORDATI of 2100 euro per share as interim 240 dividend; POSTE ITALIANE of 0.154 euro per share as interim 2019 dividend; TERNA 0.0842 euro per share as interim 2019 dividend.
Similarly, iShares Core High Dividend ETF, which tracks companies with high dividend payouts, was up almost 10 percent.
Board declares quarterly dividend * Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.40per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Occidental agreed to pay an 8% dividend on Berkshire's preferred stock, compared with the common stock's 5% dividend.
In dividend news: CME Group (CME) increased its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 66 cents per share.
He cited comparable EPS, strong dividend growth, less dividend cuts and lower volatility when compared to broader market.
Funds can be a substitute for trying to pick dividend stocks, said Abhishek Gupte, an analyst with Dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: ASSITECA of 1003 euro per share; DIASORIN of 1.80 euro per share as extraordinary dividend.
Separately, Iberdrola will pay dividend of 0.150 euro gross per share as part of its flexible dividend plan.
IBA, which previously guided for a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent, said its dividend policy remained unchanged.
Increasing the dividend consistently over time may be a safer strategy than just buying the highest dividend payer.
Others are also somewhat concerned about relying too heavily on past dividend payouts when holding Australia's dividend ETFs.
The nation's oldest bank declared an interim dividend of 94 cents a share, unchanged from 2015 final dividend.
The lender announced an interim dividend of 2 pence per share and a special dividend of 12 pence.
GE's dividend yield was 4.69 percent, compared with the S&P 500's dividend yield of 1.94 percent.
"For the stock side of the portfolio, the dividend income should focus on dividend paying stocks," he said.
A special dividend is a one-time distribution of cash to shareholders outside of the company's normal dividend.
AND LOOK, I CAN SAY THIS ON DIVIDEND, BOTH COMPANIES ARE VERY DIVIDEND FRIENDLY COMPANIES PRE THE MERGER.
The refiner will pay out a dividend of 0.20 euros a share, after paying no dividend last year.
Most recently, Chevron directors agreed on a quarterly dividend of $1.12 a share, a 3.93 percent dividend yield.
Crown declared a final dividend of 30 cents per share, in line with its final dividend for 2017.
It would probably have a 35% dividend pay-out ratio it should be about a buck 40 dividend.
Still, Blackstone declared a quarterly dividend of 58 cents per common unit, including a 10 cent special dividend.
Cancom - 0.50 eur/shr dividend proposed Aroundtown - 0.25 eur/shr dividend proposed Grand City Properties - 0.77 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones -0.7 pct, S&P 500 -0.9 pct, Nasdaq -1.5 pct at close.
Fiscal Q1 results due 2019 preliminary results due EX-DIVIDEND INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES - 0.27 eur/shr dividend DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG - 1.50 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.4%, S&P 22 -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.7% at close.
The insurer said it would pay a final dividend of 9.7 pence per share, for a total dividend, including a special dividend, of 24.6 pence per share, down 50 percent from a year earlier.
The prosecutors say the players in the cum-ex scheme misled the state into thinking a stock had multiple owners on its dividend payday who were each owed a dividend and a dividend tax credit.
RTL said it would propose a final dividend of 3 euros per share, on top of an interim dividend of 1 euro paid last September, representing a dividend yield of 5.9 percent to its shareholders.
IOOF declared a final dividend of 12 cents per share and a special dividend of 7 cents per share.
However, on a five-year view 80 percent of returns are actually generated by dividend yields and dividend growth.
The bank proposed a dividend of 5.00 crowns per share, lower than the expected dividend of 5.61 per share.
Kaz said it would not pay a dividend this year but would resume dividend payments when the environment improved.
The firm also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, a 7.1% increase over the current dividend rate.
The company reinstated dividend payment in the 2019 fiscal and declared a final dividend of 15 cents per share.
But Vanguard's fund charter doesn't promise to use analytics to predict dividend moves, focusing instead on companies' dividend history.
Emaar Malls proposed a cash dividend of 10 fils per share for 2018, unchanged from its dividend for 2017.
When investors reach their 40s, dividend funds deserve a hard look, such as Vanguard's $24 billion Dividend Appreciation Index ().
The company announced a final dividend of 19 cents, compared with a final dividend of 17 cents in 2015.
UNICREDIT CEO SAYS BANK WILL COMMENT IN DECEMBER ABOUT STRATEGY IN TERMS OF DIVIDEND AND MIX OF DIVIDEND/BUYBACK
ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN QUARTERLY DIVIDEND * SETS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.24PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Hastings said it would pay a final dividend of 6.6 pence per share and total dividend of 9.9 pence.
Dividend cut not enough The painful dividend cut announced on Tuesday will save GE about $4 billion a year.
The company's financial policies include returning two-thirds of pre-dividend FCF to shareholders via dividend and stock buybacks.
That, in turn, was up 2000 percent from the 2018 dividend and up 182 percent from the 2014 dividend.
It will consider paying a second interim dividend in lieu of the final dividend once it has more visibility.
But the trouble is if you establish the dividend, you're not going to eliminate the dividend to repurchase shares.
For example, Fidelity offers the $5 billion Equity Dividend Income Fund, which focuses on companies with large dividend payouts.
Consol said it intends to suspend its dividend beginning with the first declared quarterly dividend after the transaction closes.
Many dividend payers also allow investors the option to buy more shares through a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP.
The proposal laid out in Greenlight's presentation calls for the dividend shares to receive a dividend, initially set at GM's current dividend level, before any distributions could be made to holders of the capital appreciation shares.
EX-DIVIDEND CECONOMY - dividend 0.26 euros/shr STABILUS - dividend 0.80 euros/shr MORPHOSYS - RBC starts with "underperform" rating; eur 57 price target Dow Jones +1.0 pct, S&P 500 +1.3 pct, Nasdaq +1.9 pct at close.
The majority state-owned lender said it would pay an annual dividend of 23.6 pence and a special dividend of 23.5 pence, taking the total payout, including an earlier interim dividend, to 236.6 pence per share.
The problem with "high dividend at any cost" is that sometimes those that are the highest dividend payers could cut their dividend if their businesses slow down, or dramatically drop, as is the case with Energy.
Dividend ETFs usually invest in a basket of high dividend-paying equities, which means they may hold resources shares based on their trailing dividend yields, or the level of dividends the companies paid in the past.
The prosecutors say the players in the cum-ex scheme misled the German government into thinking a stock had multiple owners on its dividend payday who were each owed a dividend and a dividend tax credit.
The company declared a final dividend of 12 cents per share plus a special dividend of 7 cents, bringing its annual total dividend payment to 44.5 cents, down 18% from a year earlier, the company said.
DECLARES 25% INCREASE IN QUARTERLY DIVIDEND * SETS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.20 PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
HBL can adjust its dividend payout by increasing share discount for its dividend re-investment plan, which improves capital flexibility.
A Renault dividend would improve the valuation in their favor, balancing a 2.5 billion euro proposed dividend to FCA shareholders.
The company raised its payout 1.2 percent, paying a final dividend of 23.5c for a full-year dividend of 43.5c.
Cisco also raised its quarterly dividend to 29 cents per share, a 3-cent increase from the previous quarter's dividend.
Trade ex-dividend: ASSITECA of 1003 euro per share; ZEPHYRO of 0.30 euro as special dividend (not for 'special shares').
The company declared a A$0.25 per share final dividend, above its final dividend of A$0.12 a year ago.
However, on a five-year view, 80 percent of returns are actually generated by dividend yields and by dividend growth.
EX-DIVIDEND Suedzucker - 0.20 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.4 pct, Nasdaq +0.3 pct at close.
The group confirmed its 2017 outlook and said Innogy's downgrade would have no impact on its dividend or dividend yield.
EX-DIVIDEND SARTORIUS - dividend 1.52 eur/shr SLM SOLUTIONS - HSBC starts coverage with a "buy" rating, 1.33 euros target price.
Blaming poor earnings, JFE skipped paying an interim dividend and did not give a dividend prediction for the second-half.
The company, which cut its dividend to 3.66 pence last year, declared a total dividend of 3.75 pence this year.
The company said it intends to suspend its dividend beginning with the first declared quarterly dividend after the transaction closes.
Discount said it would pay a dividend of 81.75 million shekels, reflecting a dividend rate to 15% of net profit.
Singtel also set a special dividend of 3 Singapore cents per share and an interim dividend of 6.8 Singapore cents.
Trade ex-dividend: ASTM of 0.214 euro per share as 1003 interim dividend; DIGITAL BROS of 0.15 euro per share.
I quickly found the Vanguard High Dividend Yield (0.08% expense ratio) and Schwab US Dividend Equity (0.06% expense ratio) ETFs.
EX-DIVIDEND BERTRANDT - dividend 2.50 eur/shr Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq -0.4 pct at close.
For Yarrow, finding the attractive balance between dividend yields today and dividend growth in the future remains the winning formula.
Just Group, which did not pay a dividend last year, said it did not intend to pay an interim dividend.
Randstad had intended to pay a regular dividend of 2.09 euros and a special dividend of 2.23 euros over 2019.
The company declared an interim dividend of 30 Australian cents per share on par with the dividend announced last year.
The company said it would pay a final dividend of 15.4 pence, bringing its full-year dividend to 22 pence.
Kostin believes the firm's "dividend growth" basket will beat the market in the next eight months as it has a higher dividend yield, more dividend growth and a lower P/E multiple than the S&P 500.
Lloyds, which paid its first dividend in more than six years for its 2014 financial year, said it would pay an ordinary dividend of 2.25 pence per share and a special dividend of 0.5 pence per share.
Increases quarterly dividend to $0.995 per share * W. P. Carey Inc - increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.995 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.98 per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
EX-DIVIDEND AAREAL BANK - dividend 1.65 euros/shr CAPITAL STAGE - dividend 0.18 euros/shr MUNICH RE - Goldman Sachs raises to "Buy" from "Sell" Dow Jones +0.8 pct, S&P 500 +0.7 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
"Based on Randgold's dividend policy and its financial performance in 2018 to date, Randgold has determined that a dividend of $2.69 per share for 2018 would be consistent with that dividend policy," Barrick said in a statement.
Dividend stocks are already well covered by ETFs, from Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation Fund (VIG) — the biggest, with $22.6 billion of assets under management — to top performers like WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (DEM) and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio ETF (PEY), each of which is up 21 percent year-to-date.
BEIERSDORF - 0.70 eur/shr dividend proposed MUNICH RE - 8.60 eur/shr dividend proposed GERRESHEIMER - 1.10 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE POST - 1.15 eur/shr dividend INNOGY - 1.60 eur/shr dividend VOLKSWAGEN - Jefferies raises to "buy" from "hold", raises price target to 13 euros from 180 euros HANNOVER RE - Credit Suisse cuts to "neutral" from "outperform", raises price target to 122 euros from 120 euros SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS - Morgan Stanley starts with "equal-weight" rating, price target 34 euros Dow Jones -1.7 pct, S&P 500 -1.3 pct, Nasdaq -1.7 pct at close.
BRENNTAG - 1.05 euros/shr dividend proposed UNIPER - 0.55 euros/shr dividend proposed SCOUT24 - 0.30 euros/shr dividend proposed VTG - 0.75 euros/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND JENOPTIK - dividend 13 eur/shr - Credit Suisse cuts to "neutral" from "outperform", raises target price to 17.9 euros from 16.4 euros - Deutsche Bank raises to "buy" from "hold" - Goldman Sachs raises to "buy" E.ON - SocGen raises to "buy" from "hold" HEIDELBERGCEMENT - Investec starts with "buy" rating; 98 euros price target Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
"We want to own dividend-paying, high cashflow-generating banks which can sustain shocks … these banks are not the highest dividend yield payers but we have high conviction on dividend per share (DPS) to be delivered," Abouhossein said.
Another important point about dividend: Periods of stock volatility often lead investors to seek out dividend stocks for the income profile.
Last week, the miner abandoned its progressive dividend policy and slashed its interim dividend by nearly three quarters to conserve cash.
Meredith said it would continue to pay its current annual dividend of $2.08 per share, and expects ongoing annual dividend increases.
EX-DIVIDEND SIXT - dividend 1.65 eur/shr Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at close.
The company proposed a dividend of 3 francs and an extraordinary dividend of 2 francs related to the sale of Also.
If we have that, then we know that that, in turn, produces a dividend, and that dividend is stability and peace.
The company's board recommended a final dividend increase of 5 percent, bringing the full-year dividend to 59.2 pence per share.
"Lowe's has a dividend yield of 1.7 percent, with 14 percent dividend growth expected over the next 5 years," Warne said.
We don't see strong demand for dividend stocks dissipating anytime due to low interest rates, attractive dividend yields and aging populations.
In Fitch's view, a cumulative dividend would make the dividend shares more akin to preferred stock, albeit without a liquidation preference.
DRIVING DIVIDEND General Motors stock rose 0.3 percent after the automaker raised its dividend and added to its stock repurchase program.
Dividend Driven Investment Capacity: Bertelsmann has a stable and consistent dividend policy that distributes around EUR180m of dividends to its shareholders.
Dividend Policy: The company has to pay a minimum annual dividend of 80% of net cash flow, as specified by regulations.
Meanwhile, the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), which follows stocks with consistently high dividend yields, has risen 9 percent in 2016.
EX-DIVIDEND PUMA - dividend 0.75 euros/shr Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.4 pct, Nasdaq -0.5 pct at close.
The company proposed no final dividend, meaning that its 2016 dividend fell to 8.1 pence from 24.3 pence a year earlier.
That bump in dividend helped Apple surpass Exxon as the largest dividend payer in the world, S&P Global said Tuesday.
EX-DIVIDEND AURUBIS - 1.55 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.3 pct, Nasdaq -0.3 pct at close.
ANNOUNCES 10% DIVIDEND INCREASE * INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND BY 10 PERCENT TO $0.11PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
EX-DIVIDEND STABILUS - 1 euro/shr dividend Dow Jones +07003 pct, S&P 500 +0.3 pct, Nasdaq +0.1 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND KUKA - dividend 0.50 eur/shr Dow Jones +0.3 pct, S&P 500 +13 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND SCHAEFFLER AG - dividend 0.50 euros/shr Dow Jones +0.1 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq -0.8 pct at close.
Suncorp will pay a final dividend of 40 Australian cents per share and a special dividend of 8 cents per share.
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Trade ex-dividend of allocation of free shares of controlled Mondo TV Iberoamerica and 0.02 euro per share as extraordinary dividend.
The first is whether it pays a good dividend; the second is whether it has consistently increased its dividend over time.
EDF borrows money every year just to pay dividend and aims to become cash-flow positive after dividend payment by 2018.
EX-DIVIDEND FIELMANN - 1.90 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.9 pct, S&P 500 +0.2 pct, Nasdaq -0.1 pct at close.
Apple said its dividend increase would be reflected in a cash dividend of 73 cents per share payable on May 17.
EX-DIVIDEND ISRA VISION - dividend 0.59 eur/shr Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 -0.3 pct, Nasdaq -0.9 pct at close.
It increased its dividend by 10 percent, but it said its dividend would not grow at the same rate next year.
EX-DIVIDEND BRENNTAG - 1.20 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.4 pct, S&P 500 +0.4 pct, Nasdaq +0.6 pct at close.
EX-DIVIDEND DAIMLER - dividend 3.25 euros/shr Dow Jones -0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
There's one for blue chip US stocks (OUSA), another for smaller dividend payers (OUSM) and one for European dividend stocks (OEUR).
EX-DIVIDEND RWE- 0.70 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.8 pct, S&P 500 +1.0 pct, Nasdaq +1.6 pct at close.
M&G said it would pay an ordinary dividend of 11.92 pence per share and special demerger dividend of 3.85 pence.
On the other hand, predicting stocks likely to increase dividend yields is not the same as finding stocks with the highest dividend payouts — LEAD currently has an annual yield of 22009 percent, which is below the yield of the largest core dividend ETFs at 210 percent annualized (it has made only two dividend payments thus far).
Declares dividend increase * Omnicom Group Inc - ‍increased corporation's quarterly cash dividend to $0.60 per common share, or $2.40 per share of common stock on an annual basis​ * Omnicom Group - qtrly cash dividend increase represents a 9.1% increase versus prior qtrly dividend of $0.55 per share, or $2.20 on an annual basis​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
But a joint media investigation alleged that major funds were deliberately seeking to avoid paying the tax by lending their shares 'cum dividend' to German banks and investment funds who could make use of the dividend tax credit and taking them back days after the dividend is paid, leaving the shares entitled to the next dividend.
You have to go to Kinder Morgan, which cut its dividend by $3.4 billion in December 2015, and ConocoPhillips, which cut the dividend $2.5 billion in February 2016, to find dividend cuts around this size outside the financial crisis.
Nonetheless, the company is committed to a significant dividend (more than $750 million through the forecast period) and Fitch expects Seagate will use the dividend and gross stock buybacks to return two-thirds of pre-dividend FCF to shareholders.
RBS, which is still majority state-owned, said it would pay investors an annual dividend of 23.6 pence and a special dividend of 23.5 pence, taking its total payout, including an earlier interim dividend, to 236.6 pence per share.
Trade ex-dividend: STMICROELECTRONICS of 1003 euro US dollar per ordinary share as quarterly dividend; ZEPHYRO of 0.30 euro per ordinary share.
Increases quarterly cash dividend by 20 pct * Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
EX-DIVIDEND STROEER SE - dividend 13 euros/shr Dow Jones +1.3 pct, S&P 500 +1.3 pct, Nasdaq +1.6 pct at close.
ANNOUNCES TWENTY-FIFTH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL INCREASE IN QUARTERLY DIVIDEND * SETS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.35PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Costco previously paid a $2123 per share special dividend in fiscal 2015 and a $7 per share special dividend in fiscal 2013.
If the company paid a dividend to its other stockholders, then it would pay the same per share dividend to the government.
ICL said it would pay a quarterly dividend of 4.4 cents per share, down from the third-quarter dividend of 5 cents.
I calculate the dividend payout ratio for my dividend-paying stocks — which is easy to do — and can be quickly done, too.
Traders said NAB shares had gone ex-dividend; the bank announced a dividend of 99 Australian cents ($0.76) a share last week.
This week, ExxonMobil announced an unchanged dividend of 75 cents per share, while Chevron increased its dividend by a penny to $1.08.
Announces increased regular quarterly dividend * Increases quarterly dividend by 3.1 percent to $0.165 per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation ETF pays more than a 2.1 percent dividend yield, slightly more than the S&P 2.33 as a whole.
It seems unwise to assume any further valuation improvement (a rise in the price/dividend ratio or fall in the dividend yield).
The firm said it would pay a final dividend of 5.5 pence a share and total dividend of 9 pence per share.
The company proposed a higher final dividend of 25.2 pence per share, implying a 20 percent increase in the dividend for 2015.
EDF proposed a 31 cent dividend, in line with forecasts, with the option of payment of the dividend balance in new shares.
Year to date the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is down 3.6 percent, the SPDR S&P Dividend down only 0.6 percent.
Earlier this month, Apple raised its dividend payout to $13.22 billion annually, making it the biggest-paying dividend stock in the world.
Energy stocks have been a staple of dividend investors, and the exposure of dividend-paying ETFs to energy stocks can vary widely.
Apple's initial dividend was the largest "dividend increase" in the S&P 500 ever, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
EX-DIVIDEND KWS SAAT - dividend 3.20 eur/shr Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.4 pct, Nasdaq -0.3 pct at close.
He also is a fan of Vanguard's High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for investors seeking dividend stocks in a low-cost wrapper.
Hammerson also said it expects dividend growth of the combined company to be at least in line with its historical dividend growth.
Deutsche Telekom also raised its dividend by 5 cents to 0.70 euros, while Telefonica kept its dividend flat at 0.40 per share.
The company, which had cut its dividend to 1 cent from 6.25 cents last July, had declared a quarterly dividend on Feb.
Electric power company Duke Energy has a dividend yield of 4.2%, and energy producer Dominion Energy has a dividend yield of 4.9%.
EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE WOHNEN - 0.80 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.1 pct, Nasdaq -0.2 pct at close.
The company will pay a cash dividend on July 16 and will issue new shares as a result of a scrip dividend.
EX-DIVIDEND SCHAEFFLER - 0.55 eur/preference shr dividend Dow Jones -55.03 pct, S&P 500 -0.9 pct, Nasdaq -1.3 pct at close.
It said it would pay a special dividend of 5 pence a share on top of a final dividend of 4.8 pence.
Fiscal H1 results due EX-DIVIDEND AURUBIS - 1.25 euros/shr dividend Dow Jones -4.4%, S&P 500 -4.4%, Nasdaq -4.6% at close.
Kinder expects a 60 percent dividend increase for 2018 and 25 percent annual dividend growth from 2018 through 2020, the company said.
DIVIDEND POLICIES IMPEDE CASH RETENTION HR determines its dividend rate based off of operating cash flow measures before recurring maintenance capital expenditures.
Microsoft paid its first dividend to shareholders in 2003, and it has generally bumped up its quarterly dividend every year or so.
Earlier on Thursday du said its board was recommending a full-year dividend of 0.34 dirhams per share compared to a dividend payout of 0.43 dirhams per share in 2015 which included a special dividend payment of 0.10 dirhams per share.
It announced a 2 percent rise in its total dividend to 8.9 pence per share but altered its dividend policy as a result of the break-up strategy, which Bernstein analysts said could result in a dividend cut next year.
Increases quarterly dividend to $1.00 per share * W. P. Carey Inc - board of directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $1.00 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $4.00 per share Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Like French peer Total, Statoil has proposed that shareholders could choose shares over cash as a dividend payment, a so-called scrip dividend.
Ford also declared a special dividend of 5 cents per share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.
Fortescue declared a final dividend of A$0.24 per share, double what it paid last year, bringing its total dividend to A$1.14.
However, short interest may be elevated because of the bank's annual dividend - often so-called arbitrage investors short a stock during dividend payments.
The company declared a final dividend of 24 cents a share and a special dividend of 11.5 cents a share, the first dividends.
The model predicts dividend actions based on seven factors (but not the dividend payout ratio), and it has a very strong track record.
High-dividend stocks have outperformed dividend growers in the past year, but our analysis shows they historically have been vulnerable to higher rates.
MBTh held back dividend payment over 2014-2015 and paid a large accumulated dividend of THB 10.5 billion to its parent in 2016.
Vattenfall aims to establish a dividend-paying run of years, he said, but declined to give a dividend or profit forecast for 2018.
The two major risks with high-yield dividend stocks are the volatility of the stock price and the vulnerability of the dividend payout.
Another likely way that cash payments could come to rich countries is through a carbon "cap and dividend," or "fee and dividend," system.
The payment of the 0.05 marka per share dividend, down from an interim dividend of 0.06 marka for 2016, will start on Dec.
Ashmore said it would pay a final dividend of 12.1 pence, taking its total dividend for the year to 16.65 pence per share.
The company also announced a final quarterly dividend of 7.3 pence, up 3 percent, and proposed a first-quarter dividend of 7.52 pence.
Morgan Stanley's annual $1.20 a share dividend compares with expectations for $1.24, and Goldman's $3.20 a share dividend compares with expectations for $3.36.
Also at that time, the GE Board expects to adjust the GE dividend with a target dividend policy in line with industrial peers.
The company said it would propose a special dividend of 20.4 euros per share in addition to the regular dividend of 20.3 euros.
Brembo had previously proposed a dividend of 0.22 euro ($0.2351) per share and Amplifon had proposed a dividend of 0.16 euro per share.
EX-DIVIDEND LEG IMMOBILIEN - 3.53 eur/shr dividend INDUS HOLDING - 1.50 eur/shr dividend WACKER NEUSON - 1.10 eur/shr dividend Danish drug merchant Abacus Medicine, which buys medicines in cheaper parts of the European Union to sell them in more expensive markets like Germany, on Wednesday said it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to an "unfavourable market environment".
Between 1972 and 2011, 42 percent of non-dividend-paying firms lost money at least one year, compared to only 6 percent of dividend-paying firms, wrote researchers Yufen Fu of Tunghai University and George Blazenko of Simon Fraser University in their 2015 report "Returns for Dividend-Paying and No-Dividend-Paying Firms," published in The International Journal of Business and Finance Research.
The company had increased its total dividend by 25.8% to 44.9 pence and even said it would consider payment of another special dividend at the time of its interim results, before a dramatic turn of events over COVID-19 prompted the dividend cancellation.
DUBLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - Paddy Power Betfair parent Flutter Entertainment will pay its 2019 dividend in ordinary shares, shelve a pro-rated dividend in relation to its merger with Stars Group Inc (TSG) and suspend the 2020 dividend for the combined group.
It said it would pay a final dividend of 3.39 pence and total dividend of 6.06 pence, down 32 percent from a year ago.
That helped underpin a final dividend of 36 pence giving a total dividend for the year of 57 pence a share, up 3.6 percent.
It has proposed a full-year dividend of 10.4 cents for 2016, which is more than twice the total dividend for 2015 (4.2 cents).
The automaker also declared a special dividend of 5 cents per share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.
In addition, Fitch's FCF expectations incorporate IPG's increased quarterly common dividend, to $0.18/share, for total annual cash dividend payments of approximately $280 million.
DS Smith raised its dividend by 7 percent in first half, compared with a 15 percent dividend growth in the same period last year.
Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store were higher after the company posted an earnings beat, increased its dividend and declared a special dividend.
RSA said it would pay a final dividend of 7 pence and total dividend of 10.5 pence, compared with a forecast of 10.4 pence.
Lenzing reiterated it aims to pay a dividend of 3 euros per share in addition to a special dividend of 1.20 euros for 2016.
The company announced an interim dividend of 22 Australian cents per share, higher than the 21-cent interim dividend it paid a year ago.
KEY ASSUMPTIONS --Fitch's base case forecast assumes a 10% dividend increase in 2016, the last year of its multi-year 2014-2016 dividend strategy.
The firm said it would pay a second interim dividend of 3.57 pence per share and total dividend of 7.1 pence, up 17 percent.
Earlier this year Amplats hiked its dividend payout policy to 40% of headline earnings from 30% previously after declaring its largest dividend since 2008.
The payoff is the initial 8.5 percent annual dividend – which later rises and compares favorably with the 3.4 percent dividend yield on common stock.
Davi also liked emerging markets dividend play EDIV, the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF, which is up a modest 3% this year.
Read More Stocks hit fresh record highs as oil surges; materials lead In this environment, Stoltzfus prefers cyclical dividend payers over defensive dividend stocks.
That reflected an average dividend yield of 4.1%, annual real dividend growth of 0.6% and a valuation improvement of 0.5% a year (see chart).
The company declared a final dividend of 24.26 cents per share, which Reuters said was the first final dividend Qantas has announced since 20.2.
The bank said that it was on target to pay a dividend for 2018 of 20 cents per share, its first dividend since 2015.
Lee defines dividend orphans as stocks that have been left out from major benchmarks, have short or inconsistent dividend histories, or possess challenging fundamentals.
The company cut its dividend to 40 cents per share, a 36 percent decrease from its previous quarterly dividend of 62.5 cents per share.
It cut its final dividend to 2 Australian cents per share, down from 7.5 cents a year earlier and its lowest dividend since 2011.
The company also ditched its progressive dividend policy, which held that it would pay a steady or higher dividend at each half-year result.
Companies whose business years end in March went ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout.
After cutting is biannual dividend to 70 percent of net profit from 100 percent in 2018, Bezeq said it was cancelling its dividend policy.
With an 80 percent dividend payout ratio, management remains committed to returning a substantial amount of cash to shareholders each year through their dividend.
In addition, Fitch's FCF expectations incorporate IPG's increased quarterly common dividend to $0.15/share, for total annual cash dividend payments of approximately $173 million.
Assuming you want to replace it with another dividend fund, you can search your brokerage or a site like Morningstar for other dividend funds.
Barrick now aims for a fourth-quarter dividend of 33 cents a share, up from 5 cents, and a 2018 dividend of 16 cents.
ANNOUNCED 10% DIVIDEND INCREASE AND DECLARES SECOND QUARTER 2018 COMMON SHARE DIVIDEND OF U.S. $0.1282 (C$0.1648) Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Lundin will switch to quarterly dividend payments, with a plan of maintaining or increasing the dividend over time in line with its financial performance.
PZU also plans to publish its dividend proposal this or next week, with the dividend strategy to be presented in September at the latest.
Dividend disappointment also weighed on shares in Hargreaves Lansdown, which dropped 2.6 percent after the fund platform cancelled its special dividend for the year.
The company said it would pay an ordinary dividend of 11.92 pence per share, as well as a special demerger dividend of 3.85 pence.
Azrieli's board said it would pay a 300 million shekel dividend and possibly distribute another dividend of up to 300 million shekels this year.
Amber Capital also added it wanted Lagardere to review its dividend policy and suspend its 2020 dividend to strengthen its liquidity and cash profile.
Although BP kept its dividend flat at 10 cents per share, some investors fretted about possible threats to the British market's strong dividend yield.
Myer declared an interim dividend of 2 Australian cents for the latest six-month period, up from no interim dividend the previous year year.
The company also said it planned an exceptional dividend, including an interim dividend of 212 euros per share once the share sale was finished.
But, Caplinger wrote, Facebook would be one of the largest dividend payers in the corporate world if committed $9 billion in an annual dividend.
The ratings incorporate the view that the company's expected dividend flow structure should continue to be driven by its core investments in Empresa General de Inversiones and Grupo Financiero BG, whose consistent dividend payments account for 70% of dividend inflows, as in 2016 (13: 62%).
Public prosecutors in Cologne and elsewhere in Germany have said the players in the so-called cum-ex scheme misled the German government into thinking a stock had multiple owners on its dividend payday who were each owed a dividend and a dividend tax credit.
DECLARES QUARTERLY AND SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND; ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING DATE * BLUE HILLS BANCORP INC - ‍DECLARED A SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.30​ * BLUE HILLS BANCORP INC - DECLARED A SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.30 PER SHARE (ADDS DROPPED WORDS 'PER SHARE') Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The company also confirmed its 2018 dividend policy would include a fixed dividend of $1 billion and said it would reactivate idled capacity "when appropriate".
The company's dividend payout ratio increased to 79% in 2016, largely due to a high extraordinary dividend received from SLIC's subsidiary Litro Gas Lanka Ltd.
The company plans to pay a dividend of 0.30 euros per share and a one-time special dividend of 0.10 euros per share for 2017.
FLIR has also approved a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share, which is 25 percent more than its previous dividend of 12 cents.
In December, MasterCard upped its quarterly dividend to 22 cents per share, a 16 percent increase from its previous dividend of 19 cents per share.
This includes a special dividend of EUR100 million, a 2017 ordinary dividend of EUR1.80 per share and buyback programme targeting 5% of the outstanding shares.
Other possibilities could be asset sales, or dividend reinvestment plans offering discounts to investors who reinvest their dividend in shares rather than require cash payments.
I am worried about that dividend, candidly ... There was a bunch of research that came out that made me question the safety of that dividend.
It said it would pay a special dividend of 8.8 pence per share, and a final dividend of 9.2 pence per share, up 4.5 percent.
"We're not going to be trying to increase the dividend annually to get to the place we were before we cut the dividend," Lance said.
Well, the dividend is safe, as Exxon reiterated on the conference call: "...we remain resolute in our commitment to pay a reliable and growing dividend."
The company valuation implies a 2018 dividend yield of 6 percent to 7.5 percent and a 2019 dividend yield of 4 percent to 5 percent.
SeaWorld Entertainment — SeaWorld cut its quarterly dividend to 10 cents per share from the prior 21 cents, and said it would suspend future dividend payments.
In this era of low interest rates, investors are seeking out dividend stocks with high dividend yields — the expected annual payout divided by the price.
It will pay an interim dividend of 0.42 euros per share having earlier flagged it would pay an annual dividend of 0.83 euros per share.
After cutting its bi-annual dividend to 70 percent of net profit from 100 percent in 2018, Bezeq said it was cancelling its dividend policy.
East said that Rolls recognized the importance of paying a "healthy" dividend to shareholders and the payout would be reviewed for 2016's final dividend.
Indicated up 8.3 percent Company raised its dividend and proposed a special dividend after posting 2015 EBITDA in line with expectations at 13 million euros.
Ashmore said it would pay a final dividend per share of 12.1 pence, taking its total dividend for the year to 16.65 pence a share.
Another reason dividend-paying stocks are often less volatile is that they have less "duration," or interest-rate sensitivity, than stocks that pay no dividend.
BECHTLE - 0.90 euros/shr dividend proposed HHLA - 0.67 euros/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones unchanged, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.2 pct at close.
"Dividend growth pessimism is evident in the valuation of high dividend yield stocks," Goldman chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin said in a note Friday.
Capital markets day EX-DIVIDEND HELLA KGAA HUECK - 0.92 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.2 pct, S&P 500 +0.1 pct, Nasdaq unchanged at close.
The record dividend follows Rio's decision to abandon its progressive dividend policy in 103 when markets were much weaker and other companies scrapped dividends altogether.
Aramco also paid a dividend of $46.4 billion to the government including a special dividend of $20 billion, up from $32 billion a year earlier.
While its dividend yield is still a modest 1.56 percent, for the many investors who own the stock, a climbing dividend is a welcome development.
Vodafone and Johnson Matthey fell 4.6 percent and 3.6 percent respectively, after going "ex-dividend" and trading without entitlement to their latest dividend pay-out.
The dividend stands at 96 cents and the dividend yield at 4.69 percent, its highest in at least 20173 years, not including the financial crisis.
Donaldson Company Inc: * DONALDSON COMPANY ANNOUNCES 5.6 PERCENT DIVIDEND INCREASE * SETS REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.19PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The bank raised its dividend per share for the year by a quarter to 1.25 shilling, including an interim dividend of 0.25 shillings already paid.
He said the bank's preference would be to divert the tax savings "toward dividend" — which is to say, to return a higher dividend to shareholders.
Famous Brands declared a final dividend of 215 cents, raising the total dividend by 14 percent to 405 cents from 355 cents the previous year.
So they're-- a company that's paying a dividend, take Apple or you name it, I mean, they're not gonna cut their dividend-- to repurchase shares.
The strong dividend growth around the world prompted Janus Henderson to increase its forecast for 2018 underlying dividend increases from 6.0 percent to 7.4 percent.
Gold price for preceding quarter * Dividend policy recommends an annual dividend of $6463 per share or $0.025 per quarter at a gold price of up to $1,300 per ounce * Dividend policy recommends annual dividend of $0.20 per share or $0.05 per quarter at a gold price between $1,300 and $1,399 per ounce Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +1-646-646-8780)
GERRY WEBER - 0.40 eur/shr dividend proposed MTU AERO ENGINES - 1.70 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND AXEL SPRINGER - dividend 1.80 eur/shr SOFTWARE AG - Barclays cuts to "underweight" from "equal weight" SALZGITTER - RBC raises to "outperform" from "sector perform" NEMETSCHEK AG - HSBC starts with "buy" rating, 53 euros price target Dow Jones +1.1 pct, S&P 500 +1.0 pct, Nikkei +2.7 pct, Shanghai stocks unchanged.
The Vancouver-based miner said it would now pay out its dividend on a quarterly basis and lowered its annual dividend to 8 cents per share.
DFND's only "long-short" dividend ETF competitor, QuantShares Hedged Dividend Income Fund, has managed to avoid similar hazards by shorting companies with low or inconsistent dividends.
While DFND is long Citigroup, suggesting it predicts the bank could raise its dividend, DIVA is shorting the bank because the current dividend is relatively small.
DAIMLER - 3.65 eur/shr dividend proposed SARTORIUS - 0.50 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones +1.0 pct, S&P 500 +1.2 pct, Nasdaq +1.5 pct at close.
H&M proposed an unchanged dividend and said it would look at offering shareholders an opportunity to reinvest the dividend in newly-issued H&M shares.
While the payout ratio shows a market at high risk for dividend cuts, DIVCON scores show a dividend market that's at its healthiest level in years.
Shell, the world's biggest dividend payer at $16 billion a year, last increased its quarterly dividend in the first quarter of 2014 to $0.47 per share.
Our $16.03 price target implies a dividend yield of ~6.2%, higher than most all Sector ETFs, and we see little to no risk to the dividend.
The LBS academics argue that investors might have hoped for real dividend growth and a valuation improvement, but they probably only counted on the dividend yield.
According to Warne, Medtronic has a dividend yield of 2.1 percent and is expected to grow its dividend 8 percent annually over the next five years.
The company also increased its quarterly cash dividend to 22 cents per share, a 16 percent increase over the previous dividend of 19 cents per share.
The airline said it would not pay a second interim dividend, slashing its dividend per share for the full year by 90.6 percent to HK$0.05.
But since the shares began trading ex-dividend on Wednesday, the 6 Australian cent decline compared to the 24.5 cent dividend implied investors supported the appointment.
The company also issued a 3.1 percent higher final dividend of 6.7 pence, taking the full-year dividend to 9.8 pence, a rise of 3.2 percent.
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Meanwhile, many climate wonks and activists have seized on a different scheme: tax-and-dividend (or I guess we're supposed to call it "fee-and-dividend").
Trade ex-dividend: ENI of 0.42 euro per share as 2018 interim dividend; MASI AGRICOLA of 1003 euro per share; SESA of 0.60 euro per share.
The group said its ordinary dividend increased by 5 percent to 19953 pence per share and also announced a special dividend of 10 pence per share.
AUB's board proposed for 2015 a cash dividend of $0.045 and a 5 percent stock dividend, which equates to 5 free shares for every 100 held.
Ford on Tuesday declared a first-quarter regular dividend of $0.15 per share and a $200 million supplemental cash dividend, or an additional $0.05 per share.
The regular dividend matched that of the first quarter of 2016, but the supplemental dividend was below the $0.25 per share payout announced a year ago.
They either think the dividend was added to pad a 10 to 20 percent decline in the stock, or they think the dividend will be cut.
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Meanwhile, iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) and First Trust's Value Line Dividend Index Fund (FVD) are the next best, up 8.4 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively.
A stock that provides a healthy dividend is essentially a "shorter-duration" equity than a "growth stock" that has a very low or no dividend payout.
Following the acquisition of Arval from its parent in late 2016, BNPPF did not pay a dividend for 2016; however, we expect dividend payment to resume.
Beginning with its next dividend payment in December, Nielsen will reduce its quarterly cash dividend payment to 6 cents a share from 35 cents a share.
" Nygren admitted any company with a high dividend like General Electric's 4 percent yield has "risk to the dividend or it wouldn't be priced like that.
The 3.8 percent dividend yield is also very juicy with the S&P dividend yield at 1.9 percent and 10-year treasury yields at 2.4 percent.
Delek said it would pay a dividend of 150 million shekels, or 12.5 shekels a share, bringing 2018's total dividend distribution to 490 million shekels.
The casino operator announced an interim dividend of 10.5 cents per share, compared to a 10 cent per share dividend in the same period in 2015.
Investors have flocked into dividend funds and individual dividend-paying stocks as they try to generate steady income during a time of rock-bottom interest rates.
While the company's dividend yield of 1.8% is below the industry average, Petersen is encouraged by its growth since 2015, when it began offering a dividend
Discount's dividend policy allows it to distribute up to 13% of profit as a dividend but lags behind other Israeli banks that pay at least 40%.
The proposed dividend, announced in a bourse filing, is lower than the 17 percent cash dividend and 10 percent bonus share offered in the previous year.
Dividend cut The maker of Velveeta cheese and Jell-O pudding also slashed its dividend by 22.5 cents to 40 cents a share — a 36% cut.
Dividend-paying stocks, as measured by the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), were down by more than 2 percent through the first two months of 2018.
Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development surged up 1.68 percent, after its subsidiary announced a special dividend of around $650 million and amended its dividend policy from one based on about 30 percent to one targeting quarterly cash dividend payment of $20.19 per ordinary share, Reuters reported.
Individual stocks like Occidental Petroleum, with a 6.7% dividend, and pharmaceutical company AbbVie, with a 6.5% dividend, could be set to outperform, but there are also a variety of exchange-traded funds that lump a bunch of high-dividend stocks together that appear to be breaking out.
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JRP said it would pay a final dividend of 2.4 pence and a total dividend for 2016 of 3.5 pence, up six percent from a year earlier.
Hoping to attract sponsors, the staple is a hybrid and has infrastructure-style features, including full dividend capacity from closing, to enable dividend payments, the sources said.
Egypt Kuwait Holding slipped 2.5 percent as the stock traded ex-dividend and Oriental Weavers Carpet declined a further 7 percent after going ex-dividend on Monday.
The bank confirmed it would pay an ordinary dividend of 0.60 Swiss francs per share, as well as a special dividend of 0.25 per share, for 2015.
The company did not declare a final dividend, continuing a dividend payment freeze announced in February to strengthen its balance sheet and free up cash for acquisitions.
Along with the special dividend of 12.73 pence per share, the company also announced an interim dividend of 3.90 pence, up 4 percent on a year ago.
The company said it would pay a final dividend of 13.35 pence per share and full-year dividend of 19.82 pence, compared with a forecast 19.74 pence.
Petrochemical and industrial firm Alujain jumped 2996.6 percent after it said it would distribute a 0.5 riyal per share dividend for 2016 - its first dividend since 1998.
The second reason for the rotation out of dividend stocks is that high-yielding sectors generally have inferior growth profiles compared to those with lower dividend yields.
The group also updated its dividend policy to target a dividend cover centred at 2.5x core headline earnings from a cover range of 1.5x to 1.7x previously.
The company recommended a dividend distribution of 3.00 riyals per share for the second half of 2015, versus a proposed dividend of 2.5 riyals a year earlier.
"Valuations [across high-dividend-paying sectors] are at the top of their historical ranges," said Gibbs, who helps manage the S&P Dividend Income and Growth Fund.
Clover declared a final dividend of 48 cents, bringing its total dividend to 75 cents for its financial year compared with 26 cents in the prior year.
That helped underpin a final dividend of 64 pence per share, to take the total dividend for the year to 93 pence, Schroders said in a statement.
It said it would pay a final dividend of 20.6 pence per share, bringing the total dividend to 32.2 pence, up 5 percent from a year earlier.
He thinks Apple will increase its dividend, but he'll be watching on Tuesday to see if the company says anything about the pace of those dividend increases.
While no final dividend was proposed for 2016, the company rolled out a new dividend policy that will pay out between 30 and 35 percent of earnings.
"Normally they would have paid a dividend at this time of year of 7.5p and because they're being taken over they're not paying that dividend," Williams said.
Poste Italiane approved a 2019 interim dividend of 0.154, a third of the expected total dividend of 0.463 euros to be paid on results for this year.
In a separate statement, the board approved a cash dividend of 0.75 riyal per share for first half of 2017, the company's first dividend distribution since 2015.
Nokia proposed an annual dividend of 0.16 euros per share and a special dividend of 0.10 euros per share, compared with analysts' average expectation of 0.19 euros.
Tesco said it intended to pay a final dividend of 2.0 pence per share for the year, having announced an interim dividend of 1 pence in October.
GE cut its dividend by 50 percent to 12 cents a share on Monday, the largest dividend cut by a U.S. company outside of the financial crisis.
UBS proposed an increased ordinary dividend of 0.65 Swiss francs per share for the year, matching analysts' expectation for a dividend hike from 0.60 francs in 2016.
It has so far forecast that it will raise dividend payments by 18.5% to 390 million euros, which indicated a dividend of about 1.07 euros per share.
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Restaurant Brands said it did not declare a dividend for the period as the offer price in the proposal was subject to adjustment for any dividend paid.
By ending the dividend access share program, R.B.S., which is based in Edinburgh, moved one step closer to being able to resume dividend payments to its shareholders.
Coal India rose about 4 percent on hopes it would also announce a dividend after state-owned miner NMDC Ltd declared its first interim dividend on Friday.
The full dividend sweep was instituted by the Obama administration in 2012 and replaced a 10% dividend instituted as part of the enterprise's government bailout in 2008.
Rio also declared a final dividend of $2.31 per share, higher than $1.8 per share in 2018, but did not announce a special dividend like last year.
Spark will pay an interim dividend of NZ$0.11 per share and a special dividend of NZ$0.15 per share, the same payout as a year ago.
DIVIDEND CUT The company, which is holding an investor briefing in London later, said it would cut its 2019 dividend to 0.17 euro ($0.19) from 0.27 euro.
Barclays also announced a restoration of its dividend to 20173 pence per share for 2018, more than double the last year's full-year dividend of 3 pence.
"High dividend yielding companies can be traps at this point in the cycle, as they may signal prices falling precipitously ahead of dividend cuts," the strategists wrote.
"To increase the dividend in this difficult environment is a clear positive signal," said DZ Bank analyst Peter Spengler, pointing to a dividend yield of 4.9 percent.
Thus, while Cogeco does not have a formal dividend policy, Fitch expects the company will target a dividend payout in the range of 25%-30% of FCF.
It proposed lifting its dividend to 80 cents per share from 73 cents but did not repeat its forecast for 10 percent dividend growth in 2016-18.
The dividend cut will be particularly painful for top shareholder Renault SA. The French carmaker, in turn, on Friday said it would cut its dividend for 2019.
Poll: Full-year results due Q4 results due EX-DIVIDEND SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS - 0.83 eur/shr dividend Dow Jones +0.9%, S&P 500 +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.9% at close.
Nissan said it would not pay a dividend for the second half of the year, and that the full-year dividend would be 10 yen per share.
Greggs increased its total dividend by 25.8% to 44.9 pence and said it would consider payment of another special dividend at the time of its interim results.
As a result, the firm said it would pay a second interim dividend of 16.3 pence, up from 14.3 pence in 2015, and a special dividend of 9.9 pence, down from 11.4 pence in the prior year, to take its total dividend to 34 pence, up 3 percent.
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M&G directors expect to declare a 2019 ordinary dividend of 310 million pounds and a one-off demerger dividend of 100 million pounds, the prospectus said, while Prudential expects to declare a second interim ordinary dividend of around 510 million pounds, equivalent to around 19.6 pence per share.
It will start paying a quarterly dividend of 35 cents a share from the second quarter of 2016 to reflect a dividend of $1.51 for all of 2016.
DAIMLER - 3.25 eur/shr dividend proposed CARL ZEISS MEDITEC - 0.38 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones -0.8 pct, S&P 500 -1 pct, Nasdaq -1 pct at close.
Contrary to popular belief that dividend stocks underperform during periods of rising yields, RBC Capital Markets on Monday debunked those assumptions, advising investors to stick with dividend payers.
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Conversely, if the dividend per share is larger than the earnings per share, it would mean that the earnings may not be high enough to sustain the dividend.
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (EDIV) Davi is taking a cautious stance on the global economy overall, but likes emerging markets, particularly the high-dividend payers.
The dividend cut marks a major shift for GE, whose shares regularly offered a higher dividend yield than the S&P 222 for about the past 21.00 years.
PSA said it would not pay a dividend for 2015 but that a dividend policy "in line with sector practices" would be proposed from the 2016 financial year.
NAB, which has maintained a dividend of 99 Australian cents per share for every six months since 2014, cut its interim dividend to 83 Australian cents per share.
"Driven by declining yields, high dividend yielding stocks have outperformed low dividend payers since late July," Dennis DeBusschere, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, said in a note.
Investors have piled into big dividend payers on rate cut day as Verizon, Chevron and P&G, all having attractive dividend yields, have done well in the past.
The miner said a statement that the board was not recommending a final dividend since the interim dividend of 3.1 cents had met its 35-percent payout target.
Barclays paid a dividend of 6.5 pence per share and signalled intentions to return more capital via dividend increases and buybacks when it was practical to do so.
Analysts expect that next week it will cut its annual dividend for the first time since 2001, thereby breaking a promise to raise the dividend year by year.
This sentiment environment should tend to be good for dividend stocks relative to buyback names, as dividend payers are often considered to be more stable and steadfast companies.
On the day state-backed Lloyds declared a special dividend in addition to a boost in its ordinary dividend, its shares were rewarded with a 13 percent bump.
As expected, Antofagasta's board confirmed that no final dividend would be paid for 0003 since the interim dividend of 3.1 cents had met its 35-percent payout target.
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The Goldman Sachs strategist Cole Hunter says dividend growers are beating out the highest-dividend stocks this year, showing that investors are even choosing growth over higher yields.
Hunter has pulled together a group of stocks that are expected to have both strong dividend yields in 2020 and steady dividend growth over the next three years.
South32 declared an interim dividend of 5.1 cents per share, up from 3.6 cents per share a year ago, and a special dividend of 1.7 cents per share.
Dividend for backing Trump The tax reform win also offers Ryan a long-awaited dividend for the often taxing and painful experience of dealing with another President: Trump.
EX-DIVIDEND HAPAG-LLOYD - 0.57 eur/shr dividend LPKF - HSBC raies to "buy" from "hold" Dow Jones +0.6 pct, S&P 500 +0.3 pct, Nasdaq unchanged at close.
The company, which cut its dividend by 1.63 percent in 2015, said it would slash its current-quarter dividend by 69 percent to 5 Canadian cents per share.
For high dividend, the biggest fund in the group, the $21 billion Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares, is off nearly 2 percent year to date.
In addition to the stock's 2.2 percent dividend yield, the company often issues a special dividend at year-end, which sometimes can effectively double the yield, he said.
Italy's biggest company bumped up its interim dividend and said it would pay a full-year dividend of 0.23 euros per share compared to last year's 0.18 euros.
"Our dividend policy gives us some flexibility to pay a dividend also with the solvency ratio below the optimal range," Cattolica Chief Financial Officer Enrico Mattioli told analysts.
For the quarter, the bank will distribute a dividend of 78.3 million shekels — 30 percent of net profit — following a dividend of 120 million in the second quarter.
BNP Paribas, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Nomura and Societe Generale are leading the dividend recapitalization, which is set to pay between €200m-€300m as a dividend, the sources said.
Vanguard also offers the $38.5 billion Dividend Appreciation E.T.F., an exchange-traded index fund, with an expense ratio of 0.06 percent, compared with 0.22 percent for Dividend Growth.
Because the dividend yield is calculated by taking the dividend and dividing it by the stock price, underperforming companies with a falling price tend to have higher yields.
"From the dividend policy and dividend payout we are very far from the point when such a cash outflow would actually mean something for our shareholders," he said.
For the quarter, the bank will distribute a dividend of 110 million shekels — 30 percent of net profit — following a dividend of 78.3 million in the third quarter.
The company said it also increased its quarterly cash dividend to 25 cents per share, a 14 percent increase over the previous dividend of 22 cents a share.
"The payout range of the new dividend policy offers the Group more flexibility compared to the previous policy to achieve dividend continuity," the group said, without elaborating further.
Barclays paid a dividend of 6.5 pence per share and signaled intentions to return more capital via dividend increases and buybacks when it was practical to do so.
KRONES - 1.55 eur/shr dividend proposed CANCOM - 0.50 eur/shr dividend proposed WIRECARD - 0.16 eur/shr dividend proposed MUNICH RE - Deutsche Bank raises to "hold" from "sell", lifts target price to 170 euros from 13 euros Dow Jones +0.7 pct, S&P 500 +0.8 pct, Nasdaq +1.4 pct at close.
"They're not even close to covering their dividend in this quarterly result and I think [both Exxon and Chevron] saying, approximately, that they need $50 plus to get back to what they call dividend sustainability cash balance, which is that their cash flow covers their [capital expenditure] and dividend," he said.
And we could not report any earnings from Kraft Heinz in the first quarter because if we get a dividend from-- Bank of America that dividend goes into earnings.
Glencore returned to its dividend this year for the first time since 2015, and its current dividend yield of just under 2 percent signals investors predict it will increase.
DBS proposed a final dividend of 30 Singapore cents (21 cents) a share, for a full-year dividend of 60 Singapore cents (42 cents) a share, unchanged on year.
The plan to end dividend tax refunds had boosted the attractiveness of real estate investment trusts (REITs) relative to stocks, as REITs do not get the dividend tax rebates.
It proposed a final dividend of 0.68 pence per share, bringing the full-year dividend to 2.03 pence, versus the 8.93 pence a share it paid out last year.
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This means that investors should prioritize stocks that have both "a higher dividend yield" as well as a "faster annualized dividend growth during the next two years," Goldman said.
"The dividend of a preferred stock tends to be safer than a common stock dividend but it is not as safe as investing in a traditional bond," he explained.
This winning basket consists of 5003 stocks with above average dividend yield and the fastest expected dividend growth, according to the bank's note to clients explaining the portfolios' constructions.
Those inevstors can make the mistake of buying dividend stocks based on yield or a company's well-known name without taking into account the risk of a dividend reduction.
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This dividend helps complete the remaining deferred payment relating to the acquisition of Abanca by its current owners and Fitch now expects dividend payment to normalise to industry practices.
The company raised its dividend by 7.7 percent to a gross 0.351 euros per share and said it would ask shareholders to approve a complementary dividend of 0.20 euros.
Despite a drop in income, Aramco paid a dividend of $46.4 billion to the government including a special dividend of $20 billion, up from $32 billion a year earlier.
But, while the dividend yield in the sector remains attractive, investors are urged to be wary that the new year may well signal a new round of dividend cuts.
The company, which declared a special dividend of 35 pence a share in addition to an interim dividend of 11.9 pence, kept its profit expectations for the year unchanged.
Guangzhou: * Says the co proposed to pay a cash dividend of 3 yuan for every 10 shares as the dividend payment plan for FY 2016 Source text in Chinese:goo.
Wincanton said it would start with a recommended final dividend of 5.5 pence for 2015/16 and said its dividend policy was expected to be progressive with annual growth.
Carnival, DCC and Whitbread, down 2.5 to 3.2 percent, were among the shares going ex-dividend, so the stocks traded without the rights to their latest dividend pay-out.
The company said it would pay a final dividend of 1.4 pence per share and total dividend of five pence, down 46 percent but in line with previous guidance.
Bloomsbury announced a final dividend of 6.36 pence per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 7.51 pence, 12 percent higher than the total payout last year.
In March, the bank, which is based in Edinburgh, made a final payment to end the so-called dividend access program, which gave the government priority for dividend payments.
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It paid a final dividend of 10.55 pence, up 10 percent, but said dividend growth in 2017/18 would be lower than the 10 percent it had previously targeted.
Apple also continues to pay a solid dividend that yields 1.5% -- and the company is likely to keep raising its dividend thanks to its cash stockpile of $237.1 billion.
EDF proposed a 26.3 cent dividend, in line with forecasts but down from 25.28 on 263 earnings, with the option of payment of the dividend balance in new shares.
"Other metrics, such as EV/Sales and Price/Book, also show high dividend yield stocks trade at an unusually large valuation discount relative to stocks with low dividend yields."
We expect WTT's post-dividend FCF margins to reach a comparable level to that of its peers in the 'B+' and 'BB-' rating levels when WTT starts dividend payments.
Moss Bros on Tuesday also scrapped its final dividend payment and cut its total dividend for the year to 1.5 pence per share from 4 pence a year earlier.
The group, which has not paid a dividend on its ordinary shares since 240 — on 2012 results — said it would pay a dividend of 0.01 euros on 2019 results.
Egypt's index gained 1.5 percent, with Commercial International Bank surging 2.2 percent as some investors bought to catch its annual dividend; it will go ex-dividend on March 20.
Coles declared an interim dividend of 30 Australian cents per share, its first half-year dividend since it was spun off from retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd in late 2018.
Because the dividend yield is calculated by taking the annual dividend payment and dividing it by the stock price, companies with plunging stock prices tend to have higher yields.
EX-DIVIDEND INNOGY - dividend of 1.60 eur/shr PORSCHE - SocGen raises to "buy" from "hold" Dow Jones +1.1 pct, S&P 500 +1.1 pct, Nasdaq +1.2 pct at close.
On Tuesday, the automaker also declared a $500 million, or 13 cents per share, supplemental cash dividend in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share.
KEY RATING DRIVERS Adequate Dividend Cover: For AMP6, Fitch forecasts average dividend cover of around 3.3x and average post-maintenance and post-tax interest cover (PMICR) at around 1.2x.
The Swedish company said it intended to propose an unchanged dividend of 4.75 crowns per share for 2019, as the measures were not seen affecting the group's dividend capacity.
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We will also pay our dividend and we are having the ninth consecutive increase of dividends, in line with our dividend policy and our dividend promise – so we are living up to our promises and as we create more cash then we will look at how to deploy this cash best, organically, in research and development, in new technologies, in acquisitions should they be appropriate, but also importantly we will always own our dividend policy.
High dividend yields, the ratio of dividend payouts to share price, are a tell-tale sign of concerns over some of the biggest contributors to income in the FTSE 100.
Investors raised doubts about the viability of high dividend payouts from GSK and AstraZeneca after disappointing results and a drug trial failure threw the respective companies' dividend strategies into question.
In fact, the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, which tracks the performance of high-quality dividend stocks, was up almost 8 percent this year as of Wednesday morning.
"In Shell's case there's been a lot of concern about the very high level dividend pay-out and the fact that those dividend pay-outs were not covered," Newsome said.
And contrary to those who argue that many dividend payers have become overvalued and are due for a drop, Jeremy Siegel says the rush to dividend names is just beginning.
UOB proposed a final dividend of 35 Singapore cents a share, bringing the total dividend payout for the year to 70 Singapore cents, down from 90 Singapore cents in 2015.
It said it would pay an ordinary dividend of 2.25 pence a share, plus a special dividend of 0.5 pence, giving a total payout to shareholders of 2 billion pounds.
Royal Dutch Shell has not cut its dividend since 1945 and ExxonMobil has increased its dividend each year for more than three decades, according to Schroders, an asset management company.
Sembcorp said there would be no interim dividend for the first half of the year, versus a dividend of 1 Singapore cent per share in the corresponding year-ago period.
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Standard Life said it would pay a final dividend of 13.35 pence per share and full-year dividend of 19.82 pence, a rise of 8 percent from a year earlier.
Fitch expects the effect of share repurchases to largely offset the effect of any dividend increases on overall dividend spending, which will further support increased FCF over the intermediate term.
IN: DEUTSCHE BOERSE (tendered shares) FIELMANN - 1.75 eur/shr dividend proposed SUEDZUCKER - 0.30 eur/shr dividend proposed Dow Jones +0.1 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq -0.3 pct at close.
Separately, the company announced a $500 million investment from private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, a cut of its regular dividend in half, and a $4 per share special dividend.
"We are committed to our dividend and to maintaining the financial flexibility for the board to consider future growth in the dividend," AT&T spokeswoman Emily Edmonds said in email.
Deutsche Telekom has said in the past that it expects a 12 percent increase in 2017 free cash flow - the money available for dividend payments - with a corresponding dividend hike.
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GE said Tuesday it would "adjust" its dividend once it completes the spinoff of its health-care unit, GE Healthcare, which will become a standalone company with its own dividend.
The transaction will also give shareholders a 15 percent annualized dividend increase in 2017 and an annual 10 percent to 12 percent dividend growth through 2024, according to the statement.
LONDON (Reuters) - Finnish insulation material maker Paroc has launched a €505m ($538.93 million) dividend recapitalization that will refinance existing bonds and pay a dividend to shareholders, it announced on Monday.
The centerpiece of my plan is a carbon-fee-and-dividend that will put a price on carbon emissions and return the money to the American people through a dividend.
I mean, they haven't actually raised the quarterly dividend, they've been paying out a special cash dividend and I don't like that because that's usually the first thing to go.
NAB cut its 2019 interim dividend by 16% in May, its first in a decade, while ANZ was the first bank to reduce its dividend payout ratio three years ago.
NAB cut its 2019 interim dividend by 16% in May, its first in a decade, while ANZ was the first bank to reduce its dividend payout ratio three years ago.
While Morrison's beat forecasts and announced a special dividend, analysts voiced concerns over the sustainability of the grocer's growth, while others were disappointed that the dividend was a one-off.
Apple also increased its dividend by 214 percent to 262 cents a share, pushing past Exxon Mobil to become the largest dividend payer, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
However, the miner declared an interim dividend of 1.1 cents per share, down from 5.1 cents per share a year ago, and a special dividend of 1.1 cents per share.
The bank proposed a dividend of 5.00 crowns per share, lower than the expected dividend of 5.61 crowns per share and the 6.00 crowns per share paid out for 2015.
UBS looked at stocks it has a buy rating on, with a current dividend yield greater than 1% and a forecast for strong dividend growth over the next three years.
PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN - no dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND HHLA - dividend 0.59 eur/shr KLOECKNER & CO - DZ Bank raises to "buy" from "hold" HEIDELBERGER DRUCK MASCHINEN - HSBC raises target price to 3.6 euros from 3 euros INNOGY - Investec starts with "buy" Dow Jones -0.3 pct, S&P 500 -0.1 pct, Nasdaq +0.7 pct at close.
Q22.1 results due Fiscal H21.0 results due Q06003 results due Q20600 results due E.ON - 21 eur/shr dividend proposed VOLKSWAGEN - 20.8898 eur/shr dividend proposed GRENKE - 0.80 eur/shr dividend proposed HOCHTIEF - CFRA raises to "strong buy" from "buy" Dow Jones -2.4 pct, S&P 500 -2.4 pct, Nasdaq -3.4 pct at close.
Announces initiation of quarterly cash dividend program and declares second quarter dividend of $0.075 per share * Entercom communications corp says board declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share of class a and class b common stock Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom +1-646-646-8780)
Poll: Q1 results due EX-DIVIDEND MUNICH RE - 9.25 eur/shr dividend INNOGY - 1.40 eur/shr dividend DEUTZ - 0.15 eur/shr dividend JUNGHEINRICH - 0.50 eur/shr dividend DEUTSCHE BANK - Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with "underweight" rating COMMERZBANK - Morgan Stanley resumes coverage with "equal weight" rating COMMERZBANK - Jefferies starts with "hold" rating DELIVERY HERO - JP Morgan raises to "overweight" from "neutral" * Dow Jones -0.6 pct, S&P 500 -0.8 pct, Nasdaq -0.6 pct * Japan markets closed for Golden Week holidays * Mainland China's financial markets closed for Labour Day holidays March retail sales data due at 0600 GMT.
First National Corp: * FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 43% INCREASE IN CASH DIVIDEND * FIRST NATIONAL CORP - DECLARED A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.05 PER SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The U.S. company also promised GKN investors a slice of its dividend as it said it would pay its current quarterly dividend of $230 per share to the enlarged shareholder base.
With record earnings announcements and a history of fourth-quarter dividend increases, there are attractive opportunities now in dividend ETFs, said Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF & mutual fund research at CFRA.
The company said it would raise its first-quarter dividend by 3.2 percent, while scrip shares issued in January for the second 2017 interim dividend were bought back to prevent dilution.
Double digit return on tangible equity * Dividend ambition remains unchanged, targeting a modest inaugural dividend with respect to FY 2017 with a longer term goal to pay-out up to c.
Announces 13.6% increase in quarterly dividend * NexPoint Residential Trust Inc - ‍has increased NXRT's quarterly dividend 13.6% to $0.250 per share of NXRT common stock​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
"You're gathering yield from the dividend, similar to a bondlike yield at 2.5 to 3 percent," but like bonds, dividend stocks could fall dramatically once the Federal Reserve raises interest rates.
There are striking parallels between the longevity dividend now in prospect and the gender dividend that became available when many more women started to enter the labour market in the 1970s.
Addiko plans to attract investors with a special dividend offer, saying it would distribute excess capital in addition to a potential 40 million euros in a regular dividend payment for 2019.
VMware said then that it would pay out a special one-time dividend of $11bn, with Dell to use its share of the dividend (about $1003bn) to help fund the transaction.
You might also trade highly taxed corporate bonds for tax-free municipal bonds or dividend-paying stocks, since the tax rates for dividend income is lower than the income-tax rate.
Its organic pre-dividend breakeven is below $25 per barrel, while the organic post-dividend breakeven - which would allow it pay dividends and carry out investments - is below $1.53 a barrel.
Imminent dividend cuts undermine the attractive yields that commodity firms currently offer, while companies in more defensive sectors that are seen as reliable dividend payers are trading at much higher valuations.
Adding to the pressure, Centrica's shares also went ex-dividend on Thursday, and it was joined by Admiral Group and Sainsbury which also traded without entitlement to their latest dividend payment.
Its organic pre-dividend breakeven is below $0.663 per barrel, while the organic post-dividend breakeven - which would allow it pay dividends and carry out investments - is below $50 a barrel.
NEW SHARES EDF proposed a 26.3 cent dividend, in line with forecasts but down from 25.28 on 263 earnings, with the option of payment of the dividend balance in new shares.
Provident said it would withdraw the interim dividend it announced in July and that it was unlikely to pay a full-year dividend, which Fisher estimated would save 200 million pounds.
"We expect to pay our first dividend in late 2016, and once our capex comes down in 2017 we should see a progressive, growing dividend," Chief Financial Officer Rick Medlock said.
The proposed funds include Fidelity Core Dividend ETF, Fidelity Dividend for Rising Rates, Fidelity Low Volalitily Factor ETF, Fidelity Momentum Factor ETF, Fidelity Quality Factor ETF and Fidelity Value Factor ETF.
The special dividend will be paid in the second quarter of 2017, IHG said, even as it announced an 11 percent increase in the total dividend to 94 cents a share.
It said it would propose a first-quarter dividend of 22.01 U.S. cents in line with its own guidance to keep the dividend at this level for the first three quarters.
SSE said it continues to expect to recommend a full-year dividend of 97.5 pence per share for 2018/19 and stick to a five-year dividend plan announced in May.
FAB's board of directors recommended a cash dividend of 0.70 dirhams per share, which it said was the highest combined dividend distributed by the two banks, up 11 percent from 2016.
Dividend is a 4.5% increase from previous $0.22 per share quarterly dividend * Q1 earnings per share view $0.22 — Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Meanwhile, in the European high-yield market Parex is bringing the first dividend recapitalisation deal in months - a controversial practice where a company's owners raise debt to pay themselves a dividend.
The screening sorted companies with a dividend yield above 2%, an S&P credit rating of "A" or higher and 10% or more annual dividend growth over the past five years.
It also recommended a final dividend of 2.7 cents per share, up from 1.3 cents in 2018, bringing the full-year dividend to 3.8 cents, 15% higher than a year earlier.
Currently, Indian companies pay over 15% dividend distribution tax on declared dividends and investors pay another 10% tax on receiving more than one million rupees ($14,070) dividend in a financial year.
Europe's fifth-biggest insurer proposed a dividend of 18 Swiss francs per share, up from 17 francs a year earlier, the first time Zurich has raised its dividend in seven years.
Just take a look at the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), a popular dividend strategy ETF — it's up about 5.46 percent year-to-date, according to Morningstar data through July 18.
The Dutch industrial storage firm also said it will propose a 2019 dividend of 1.15 euros per share, a 5% increase from the dividend of 1.10 euros per share in 2018.
With a dividend yield of 3.54 percent, the stock is one of the biggest Dow dogs; the classic investing theory calls for buying the Dow stocks with the highest dividend yields.
The unit of Spain's Telefonica said it would propose a dividend of 0.17 euros ($0.19), down from 0.27 euros last year, following similar dividend cuts by competitors Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone.
"Unlike dividend-yield only strategies, which are typically a collection of defense stocks, dividend growth stocks typically contain broad representation from cyclical areas," Belski wrote in a note to clients Thursday.
Following the deal, Aker BP plans to raise its dividend to $350 million per year from $250 million, with the first increase planned for the fourth-quarter dividend payment of 2017.
To 14.4p * Interim dividend increased by 12.5 per cent.
Shareholders would also receive a previously proposed dividend of .
" Iron Mountain: "I've looked at this dividend several times.
SZ> : * Says it will pay cash dividend of 0.1 yuan per share (before tax) for 2015 to shareholders of A shares of record on May 25 * Says company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on May 26 and the dividend will be paid on May 26 Source text in Chinese: goo.
Zhuhai : * Says it will pay cash dividend of 0.15 yuan per share (before tax) for 2015 to shareholders of A shares of record on June 21 * Says the company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on June 22 and the dividend will be paid on June 22 Source text in Chinese: goo.
MLP - 0.08 eur/shr dividend proposed EX-DIVIDEND DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP - dividend 1.43 eur/shr DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - RBC cuts to "sector perform" from "outperform" HEIDELBERGCEMENT - Deutsche Bank raises to "buy" from "hold", lifts price target to 99 euros from 89 euros Dow Jones +0.7 pct, S&P 500 +0.9 pct, Nasdaq +1.4 pct at close.
Hubei : * Says it will pay cash dividend of 0.05 yuan per share (before tax) for 2015 to shareholders of A shares of record on July 21 * Says the company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on July 22 and the dividend will be paid on July 22 Source text in Chinese: me2.
LTD: * Says it will pay cash dividend of 2 yuan per 10 shares (before tax) to shareholders for 2015 as a record of July 7 * Says the company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on July 8 and the dividend will be paid on July 8 Source text in Chinese: me2.
FDLKK Garment Co Ltd * Says it will pay a cash dividend of 2 yuan per 10 shares (before tax) to shareholders of record on July 25 * Says the company's shares will be traded ex-right and ex-dividend on July 26 and the dividend will be paid on July 26 Source text in Chinese: goo.
Formed by the merger last year of Dutch Ahold and Belgian Delhaize, the company proposed a dividend of 0.57 euro, up 9.6 percent compared to the Ahold dividend for the previous year.
"As the Fed begins to tighten, we tend to see a rotation from the so-called bond proxies or high dividend yielding equities into equities that exhibit more dividend growth," Allison said.
The bank also said that "as is the usual practice," its board would review the bank's dividend settings, a comment analysts believe increases the chances the lender could lower its dividend payout.
Admiral said it would pay a final dividend of 63.4 pence and total dividend of 114.4 pence per share, up 16 percent from a year earlier and above a forecast 97.3 pence.
The bank also said that "as is the usual practice", its board would review the bank's dividend settings, a comment analysts believe increases the chances the lender could lower its dividend payout.
The company said it would pay a final dividend of 14.05 pence per share and total dividend of 20.8 pence, up 15 percent from 2014 but below a forecast of 21.2 pence.
DECLARES INCREASE TO QUARTERLY DIVIDEND * PEOPLES BANCORP INC - ‍DECLARED AN INCREASE IN QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND FROM $0.22 PER COMMON SHARE TO $0.26 PER COMMON SHARE​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
Since late July, the S&P Dividend ETF, which bundles high-dividend stocks, has started to outperform the S&P 500 ETF Trust, which mimics the performance of the entire S&P.
Dividend cut not enough Those problems, coupled with the mountain of debt, forced AB InBev to slash its dividend by 50% in October to save about $4 billion in cash a year.
The company, best known in Britain for its More Than brand, said it would pay a final dividend of 13 pence and total dividend of 19.6 pence per share, up 23 percent.
Our projections assume low to mid-single-digit revenue growth, stable EBITDA margins of 84%-0003% and dividend payment amounting to 90% of its pre-dividend free cash flows, starting end-2017.
It had previously said it would start paying a quarterly dividend of 0.35 shekel a share from the second quarter to reflect an annual dividend of 1.51 shekels a share in 2016.
GE has affirmed its commitment to the dividend, which gives GE stock the second-highest dividend yield in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and ranks it 22009th among the S&P 500.
On the other hand, automakers, banks and brokerages, which produce high dividend yields, underperformed as about 160 points were cut from the Nikkei by the ex-dividend price adjustment, market participants said.
Dubai Investments added 20.04 percent after its board proposed a 26 percent cash dividend for 2728, compared to a 20.6 percent cash dividend and a 21 percent bonus share issue for 0.53.
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - A US$921m-equivalent dividend recapitalisation for French packaging group Albea Beauty is set to gift shareholders around €150m in a dividend payment, banking sources said on Monday.
"Ultralow rates and a paucity of safe income opportunities likely fueled High Dividend Yield, and its close cousin Dividend Growth (+243%) also numbered among the decade's top 5," Bank of America said.
In cum-ex trades, shares with and without dividend rights were quickly traded between various market participants just before the payout date for the dividend, allowing traders to reclaim double the taxes.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Thursday its management board had approved a new dividend policy, recommending increasing dividend payments to at least 50% of net profit within three years.
While telecom currently boasts a dividend yield of 22000 percent, the highest in the S&P 22007 index, the dividend yield for the new communication services sector will shrink to 220 percent.
A dividend cut has often been mentioned by analysts as a option for Telefonica to cut debt, although the group has said its 2016 dividend is covered thanks to free cash flow generation.
"SoftBank Corp is likely to keep its dividend high, since its parent SoftBank Group needs money for its Vision Fund from it through dividend payouts," said a senior official at a major broker.
"This strategy of hiding in dividend stocks only works if you're confident that the dividend itself is safe, that it won't be cut by management in the not too distant future," he said.
Shares in major firms tend to slide when passing the ex-dividend date, as without a dividend the total return on any stock will generally be lower, making it a less attractive investment.
Others highlighted the surplus cash Next is still generating, noting four special dividend payments it plans to make in 6803 give it one of the best dividend yields in the FTSE 100 index.
Those could include a dividend recapitalization, where existing debt is refinanced and increased to provide for a dividend payment, or some M&A activity including searching for bolt-on acquisitions, the sources said.
Sampo said it expects to propose to its board a 2019 dividend of 2.10-2.30 euros per share, not including an extra dividend it paid in the form of Nordea shares in August.
With the stock's dividend yield now at 6.3% — nearly three times that of the U.S. 10-year Treasury after its recent declines — AT&T's current setup may look attractive to dividend-seeking investors.
However, HICL's total dividend payment rose by 2.6 percent to 7.85 pence per share and the firm confirmed its dividend targets of 8.05 and 8.25 pence per share for the next two years.
A new paper* in the Financial Analysts Journal argues that adding this to dividend receipts to calculate a total payout yield gives a better estimate of future returns than the dividend yield alone.
"You have a couple of companies where there is expansion in margins, which is very rare," Kostin said, pointing to companies like Honeywell and Cisco, with above-average dividend yields and dividend growth.
That is to say, instead of reversing, bond yields rose dramatically above dividend yields — and by 1982, the 10-year Treasury yield was nearly 9 percent higher than the S&P's dividend payout.
The Toronto-based miner, which increased its dividend last year, will focus investment on expanding its Nunavut operations for "the next few years", rather than its dividend, Chief Executive Sean Boyd told Reuters.
Morrisons said it would pay a final ordinary dividend of 4.75 pence per share and a special dividend of 4.0 pence, taking total payouts for the year to 12.6 pence, up 24.9 percent.
Marathon Petroleum pays an attractive dividend, has diverse holdings and high-tech refining assets, Barron's said, adding that Andeavor also pays an attractive dividend and trades at a low valuation compared with peers.
Barrick said the new company would match Newmont's annual dividend of 56 cents per share which, based on the offer, would represent a pro-forma annual dividend of 22 cents per Barrick share.
Poll: EX-DIVIDEND METRO - dividend 1 eur/shr FREENET - UBS lowers to "SELL" from "NEUTRAL" DRILLISCH - UBS starts with "BUY" Dow Jones -0.1 pct, S&P 500 unchanged, Nasdaq +0.4 pct at close.
The average dividend yield on the S&P is 2 percent, versus an average annual dividend yield of 8.3 percent over the last three years for Blackstone shares, Schwarzman said on the call.
The insurer said it would pay a final dividend of 11 pence per share and total dividend of 16 pence, up 52 percent from a year earlier and above a forecast 15.1 pence.
The firm said it would pay a final dividend of 20.67 pence a share, up 20 percent, to take the total dividend for the year up 18 percent to 33 pence a share.
The company, which also operates in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, declared a final dividend of 200 cents per share, up from 60 cents in 2016, bringing the annual dividend to 300 cents per share.
At a price of around $22.75 per share and a current annual dividend of 96 cents, GE's dividend yield is now 4.19 percent, its highest in 30 years not including the financial crisis.
REPORTS RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2018; DECLARES 28 CENT DIVIDEND * QTRLY NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES $7.7 MILLION VERSUS $7.5 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The insurer announced a 500 million euro buyback program to commence March 1 and a final dividend of 1.24 euros, meaning a dividend for 2018 of 1.90 euros, up 14 percent from 2017.
"We want to grow the dividend policy," Saetre said in an interview, adding that there were no plans for share buybacks for now, though it remained a tool of the company's dividend policy.
Dividend stripping involves buying a stock just before its dividend rights expire, then selling it, taking advantage of a now-closed legal loophole that allowed both buyer and seller to claim tax credits.
ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND INCREASE * UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC - BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED AN INCREASE OF ITS REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO $0.12 PER COMMON SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
The dividend yield — the ratio of the dividend to the share price — on oil company stocks has soared in recent weeks following the collapse in crude prices, hitting levels not seen in decades.
The board will propose to the next shareholder meeting to pay an ordinary dividend of 2225 euro per share, from 2100 euro in 240, and an extraordinary dividend of 1.2 euros per share.
"We are considering another dividend increase and believe that we can support an increase that is at least 50% higher than our current dividend and potentially 100% higher," executive chairman Peter Marrone said.
"I know dividend investing isn't sexy, but believe me when I tell you that nobody ever woke up unhappy the next morning after bringing home a stock with a big dividend," Cramer said.
ANNOUNCES SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND * FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES - BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED A SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS OF FORTY-EIGHT CENTS ($0.48) PER COMMON SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
That may be because steady dividend payers are more solid.
FCA DISCUSSING RENAULT SPECIAL DIVIDEND, STRONGER JOB GUARANTEES - TWO SOURCES
BP maintained its 2015 dividend at 10 cents per share.
Third, Cramer recommended finding stocks with "accidentally high" dividend yields.
The company has been paying a monthly dividend since 2003.
A big dividend, to a lot of investors, implies safety.
Hornbach Holding - 1.50 euro/share dividend proposed US markets closed.
Aetna doubled its dividend and announced additional share repurchases Friday.
The bonus is being paid out as a special dividend.
It also announced a special dividend of $0.20 per share.
In the US, corporate borrowing now primarily funds dividend payouts.
The drug maker also increased its dividend by 10 percent.
Total dividend for 2018 amounted to 2300 euros per share.
Exxon raised its quarterly dividend this week by 3 percent.
The company said it would withhold dividend distributions for 2018.
The board proposes a dividend of 240 euros per share.
Travelers also hiked it dividend to 212 cents per share.
It proposed an unchanged dividend of 2.25 crowns per share.
The firm proposed a dividend of 4.1 crowns per share.
The annualized dividend yield for the basket is about 4%.
It paid a total dividend of two pence in 2014.
GE slashed its dividend to just one cent a share.
The first dividend payment in three years confirms the recovery.
They actually think that they can't even cover the dividend.
Sempra Energy's common stock has a dividend yield of 2.96%.
It can then issue new shares with a lower dividend.
Janus Henderson expects $1.43 trillion in dividend payments this year.
The firm proposed a dividend of 4.1 crowns per share.
One way to do that is by paying a dividend.
Six months ago, analysts worried about Ford's dividend and future.
The bank announced a dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share.
He believes Qualcomm's dividend yield is a good safety net.
The company has the lowest dividend yield among major rivals.
That doesn't even include its hefty 3.70 percent dividend yield.
Apple also declared a cash dividend of $213 per share.
Carlyle declared a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share.
It plans to pay a 15 franc per share dividend.
The analysts said they prefer medium duration, dividend growth companies.
This compared to average global dividend growth of 2.3 percent.
One key point: OXY reiterated that the dividend was safe.
The company plans to boost its dividend in Swiss francs.
The interim dividend was raised 4.8 percent to 2.2 pence.
You might also have even more people buying dividend stocks.
In 2018, that dividend came out to $1,600 per person.
Shell has not cut its dividend since World War Two.
The dividend payout represents 20 percent of 2015 net income.
IPF maintained its interim dividend at 4.6 pence per share.
We're seeing rotation out of the high dividend yield sectors.
They cut the dividend, that's the recipe for going lower.
Pirelli to offer 2300 dividend of 2225 euros per share.
The total dividend payable for 2017 was $1.02 per share.
Swooning markets have indeed hit the Dividend Aristocrats Index too.
It proposed an unchanged dividend of 22 francs per share.
This, in turn, sent stocks with high dividend yields sinking.
Meanwhile, I get paid a 7.6 percent dividend to wait.
The special dividend is expected to be paid on Nov.
The interim dividend was maintained at 2.5 pence a share.
Analysts had seen Zurich cutting its dividend to 16.40 francs.
AND THANK YOU FOR SHAREHOLDERS TO GIVING YOU THAT DIVIDEND.
" On dividend stock picks: "General Mills or UPS or AbbVie.
The bank has also scrapped its 2015 and 2016 dividend.
It said it aimed to grow its dividend each year.
The firm's ratio data and analysis foreshadowed ConocoPhillips dividend cut.
The O'Shares FTSE U.S. Quality Dividend is down 1.4 percent.
The company increased its dividend 12 percent to 48 cents.
Tauron's dividend for 2014 stood at 0.15 zlotys per share.
Shareholders were duly rewarded with a 12 percent dividend hike.
The American public got a big gaosline dividend in effect.
EDF will not offer a scrip dividend on 21.56 earnings.
" Cedar Fair: "6.5 percent dividend, it is gasoline coming down.
Microsoft typically ups its dividend and buyback plans each October.
It also proposed a dividend of 15.30 euros for 2018.
So with "dividend" or "cautious" or any other given term.
The company's dividend yield is 3.3 percent, according to FactSet.
KELLY EVANS: CHEVRON ANNOUNCING SPENDING CUTS TO PRESERVE ITS DIVIDEND.
The grocer also increased its quarterly dividend by 29 percent.
Most utilities have a 28 to 4 percent dividend yield.
"The dividend is at risk for most companies," Gheit said.
It kept its dividend stable at 55 cents a share.
Scor also proposed a dividend of 1.75 euros per share.
The company said it would not pay a final dividend.
BHP is now expected to cut its dividend by half.
Domain declared an interim dividend of 4 cents per share.
The company issued a dividend of 0.26 yuan per share.
That's an overall 9 percent gain, without the dividend appreciation.
Flannery is already considering slashing the dividend to husband resources.
It kept its dividend unchanged at 20.9398 francs per share.
Africa has the potential to seize an extraordinary demographic dividend.
It kept its dividend unchanged at 3.12 euros per share.
Red Electrica consistently rewards its shareholders with an attractive dividend.
It also reported a revenue miss, and suspended its dividend.
It also reported a revenue miss and suspended its dividend.
The retailer currently has a dividend yield of 7.7 percent.
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, introduced on Nov.
It proposed an unchanged dividend of 2.10 francs per share.
The changes also apply to the DAXplus Maximum Dividend index.
Put another way, the freedom dividend is just too small.
But no one is talking about a Brexit dividend now.
Dividend funds also have a diverse selection of revenue streams.
It also updated its dividend policy to increase future payouts.
" GE told CNBC that "the dividend remains a top priority.
Your capital expenditure and dividend would have to be reduced.
"The idea of the dividend doesn't go away," said MacDonald.
Even a small cash sweetener would trigger the dividend tax.
BP maintained its dividend at 10 cents per ordinary share.
Dividend payments do not count against that those rescue funds.
Shell maintained its annual dividend payment of $1.88 per share.
The plans may also include the slashing of that dividend.
However, Sprague doubts eliminating the dividend is on the table.
In other organizations, they are more akin to a dividend.
"Significant dividend" income is also a key metric, he said. 
The dividend yield will still be considerably above its peers.
That's usually a sign that there's a dividend cut coming.
It proposed a dividend of 23.7 Swiss francs per share.
In 2016, that dividend amounted to $1,022 per eligible resident.
But Lee sees something else attractive about telecom: dividend yields.
Thyssenkrupp recommended an unchanged dividend of 0.15 euros per share.
The same dividend for guardian policing was evident in Dallas.
WE INCREASED OUR DIVIDEND AGAIN, A NUMBER OF BANKS DID.
Citigroup shares increased over 2 percent after doubling its dividend.
AX > flagged weaker annual earning and scrapped its interim dividend.
Could its insurance business be ringfenced without jeopardizing the dividend?
His successor can make a start by cutting BT's dividend.
It will propose a dividend of 2100 euros per share.
"The dividend growth is really healthy in tech," Cronk said.
The company will hike its quarterly dividend by 20 percent.
It proposed an unchanged dividend of 5 francs per share.
Oxy will slash its dividend 86 percent, to 11 cents.
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The company also announced it has canceled its dividend proposal.
Myer suspended its final dividend for a second straight year.
Occidental on Tuesday slashed its quarterly dividend by over 86%.
That's because dividend yields increase as stock prices go down.
The company has also pledged to protect its dividend payments.
JCDecaux SA: JCDecaux announced that it cancels its 2019 dividend.
The company opted not to pay a dividend this quarter.
The company's board declared a dividend of 80 million shekels.
The company declared a dividend of 21 cents per share.
It recommended a final dividend of 10 cents per share.
Amazon, on the other hand, has never paid a dividend.
She said that her dividend payments stopped in December 2012.
It also slashed its quarterly dividend payout by 75 percent.
It includes a dividend from its ownership of Baker Hughes.
That yields 7 percent and they just bumped the dividend.
Analysts had expected a dividend of 0.71 euro per share.
Other companies with liquidity issues also suspended their dividend programs.
Analysts on average expected a dividend of $0.29 per share.
He declined to say when Suez might increase its dividend.
The company also gave upbeat guidance, and raised its dividend.
"Newmont Mining just raised their dividend to 2.4%," he said.
We've increased our annual dividend payout for 32 consecutive years.
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The company proposed a dividend of 21 francs per share.
Especially since its dividend yield is more than 4 percent.
Astral also declared an interim dividend 10 rand per share.
Everyone laughed when they upped the dividend except for them.
We pay out significant dividends; we announced the special dividend.
That could in turn reduce your dividend yields, Cox said.
Sunrise plans to maintain its dividend policy after the transaction.
As the firm matures, it should start paying a dividend.
" Enable Midstream Partners: "It does qualify as a dividend play.
It asked for a dividend of 0.1219 euro per share.
A tax cut would likely reinvigorate buybacks and dividend hikes.
No dividend would be paid, as flagged in previous guidance.
That's the Worker Dividend Act he sponsored in the Senate.
On Thursday, Coke announced a dividend increase of 5.4 percent.
The company announced a quarterly dividend of $3.25 per share.
It did not pay a dividend on its 2016 earnings.
It also declared its first final dividend in eight years.
It proposed raising its dividend to 8.10 francs from 8.00.
No dividend would be paid, as flagged in previous guidance.
It will make a final dividend payment on March 31.
A few tips: * Look for dividend growth, not just yield.
Another winner is iShares Core Dividend Growth, advises Zacks' Mishra.
This would fall to around 19.9% following the dividend payout.
TPG declared a final dividend of 2 cents per share.
BRAND A/S: * ‍POSTED A FULL-YEAR PROFIT OF DKK 1,023 MILLION BEFORE TAX​ * BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS DISTRIBUTION OF AN ORDINARY DIVIDEND OF DKK 1.50 PER SHARE * ‍RECOMMENDS A DISTRIBUTION OF UP TO DKK 680 MILLION TO SHAREHOLDERS BY WAY OF DIVIDEND AND SHARE BUYBACKS​ * ‍GUIDANCE FOR A PRE-TAX PROFIT OF DKK 450-550 MILLION FOR 2018 IS MAINTAINED​ * ‍RECOMMENDS DISTRIBUTION OF AN ORDINARY DIVIDEND OF DKK 1.50 PER SHARE​ * ‍EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDEND OF DKK 1.50 PER SHARE WILL BE PAID.
"We're aiming for a dividend policy that's on par with our competitors and for dividend growth in absolute terms," Chief Executive Johannes Teyssen said in a letter to shareholders after presenting first-half results.
GE cut the dividend in half last November, and many analysts on Wall Street expect newly appointed CEO Larry Culp to cut the dividend again as GE struggles to turn its balance sheet around.

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