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  • Portland General Electric Declares Dividend


    On February 22, 2012, the Board of Directors of Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 26.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable on or before April 16, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 26, 2012.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:37:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): POR



  • Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of 15 Cents Per Share


    Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) (NYSE: TRK) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be payable on March 15, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2012. This dividend represents an increase of 50% over the prior year quarterly dividend. The dividend is being funded in part with cash that would otherwise be available for repurchases of common stock.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:05:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): TRK



  • Evans Bancorp, Inc. Increases Semi-Annual Cash Dividend to $0.22 per share

    Evans Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: EVBN), a community financial services company serving Western New York since 1920, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.22 per share on its outstanding common stock, which is a 10% increase (5% annualized) from its previous $0.20 per share dividend paid on October 4, 2011. The dividend is payable on April 10, 2012, to shareholders of record as of March 20, 2012. The Company has approximately 4.1 million shares outstanding.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:30:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): EVBN



  • Cheap Dividend Stocks



    Barron's feature article this week is on the top 1,000 investment advisors in the U.S. I thought the most interesting line in the report was in the subtitle: "Their single biggest recommendation: Buy dividend stocks."
    My Foolish colleague Morgan Housel recently made a convincing case that valuations in the dividend-stock universe are getting rich as investors reach for yield. Dividend stocks are popular here at the Fool and I'm both a fan and a cheerleader. But it's concerning as a contrarian for me to see any investing approach getting popular.
    With dividend-stock prices bid up, are there still good bargains out there? A screen should help answer that question. I wanted to find out if there are still... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:21:54 EST on The Motley Fool

    Stock symbol(s): AFL,INTC,MMM,STO,WAG



  • 5 Solid Stocks With Great Yields

    We have posted several key ratios on each of the five stocks covered in this article. Investors would be better off familiarizing themselves with the some of these ratios, as they could prove to be useful in the selection process. Understanding what these ratios mean could make the difference between spotting a winner or a loser. Enterprise value is a combination of the market cap, debt, minority interests, preferred shares less total cash and cash equivalents. This provides a better picture, because it is a more accurate representation of a company's value contrary to simply looking at the Market cap. Long-term debt-to-equity ratio is the total long-term debt divided by the total equity. The amount of long-term debt a company carries on its balances sheet is very important, because... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:22:19 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): CVX,HPT,SNH,VOD,WES



  • Dividend Contenders: 11 Increases Expected By The End Of April

    In compiling the Dividend Champions list I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these companies raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again. New Opportunities As mentioned in recent installments in this series, I've modified the schedule to aim for a three- to four-week frequency. Monthly articles allowed some increases to "slip through the cracks" and publishing the listings twice each month seems a tad too frequent, with too many companies carried over and not enough being "checked off," so I hope the current scheduling works better. I have also modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more reader-friendly... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:43:48 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): CNQ,ESS,GD,MGRC,PBCT,RNR,SKT,SO,TROW,TSH,UNS



  • Dividend Champions: 14 Increases Expected By April 30

    In compiling the Dividend Champions list I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again. New Opportunities As mentioned in recent installments in this series, I've modified the schedule to aim for a three- to four-week frequency. Monthly articles allowed some increases to "slip through the cracks," and publishing the listings twice each month seems a tad too frequent, with too many companies carried over and not enough being "checked off," so I hope the current scheduling works better. I have also modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more SA-friendly format... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:43:52 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): APD,CB,CL,FUL,GPC,KMB,ORI,PG,PNY,RAVN,TDS,TR,WGL,WMT



  • Pinnacle Bancshares Declares $0.11 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend

    Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: PCLB) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share. The dividend is payable March 16, 2012 to stockholders of record on March 5, 2012. The quarterly amount is equivalent to an annualized rate of $0.44 per share.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:59:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): PCLB



  • Analog Devices Increases Cash Dividend by 20 Percent

    Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in its regular quarterly dividend to $0.30 per outstanding share of common stock.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): ADI



  • RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Announces Seventeenth Consecutive Annual Increase in Quarterly Dividend

    The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) today voted to increase the Company's quarterly dividend to $0.27 per common share on its common stock, from $0.26 per common share.... more

    Published Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:01:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): RNR