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  • The TJX Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend


    The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) today announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $.19 per share payable March 1, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 9, 2012.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:45:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): TJX



  • 7 Tantalizing Dividend Stocks Yielding 10% Plus

    High-yield dividend income can be obtained by selective due diligence. In this article I will address the prospects of companies with high current dividend yields. Often times, a stock with a high yield has high risk. The high-yield investor must avoid the high risk in order to preserve his or her asset base and investing capital. (Click charts to expand) American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) American Capital Agency is an agency mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT). mREIT Background Agency mREITs make money by borrowing funds at short-term yield curves and investing in higher yielding government sponsored entities (GSE) and mortgage backed securities (MBS). GSE securities are guaranteed by the Federal Government. The stock has provided 10 consecutive quarters... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:28:15 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): AGNC,CHKR,EOD,GGN,MVO,PER,SDT



  • Dividend Scan: DIS, SUN, LTD, TD, KEQU, HPT

    Amidst the mixed movement of the U.S. market, several companies declared their future dividend plans. Some notable dividend payers are discussed here. Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) increased the company's annual dividend to $0.60 a share, up 50 percent from the previous year following strong quarterly and annual earnings. The increase of $0.20 a share comes after several consecutive quarters in which the company has used cash reserves for share buybacks, another way of boosting the value of outstanding shares. Shares added 0.39 percent, or $0.14, to trade at $35.99. Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) declared a special stock dividend to its shareholders of its stake in coke producer SunCoke Energy Inc., which was spun off earlier this year. Sunoco said the special stock dividend represents... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:28:40 GMT on iStockAnalyst

    Stock symbol(s): DIS,HPT,LTD,SUN,TD



  • Best ETF for 2012: Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income

    Most of the time, if you want to make money in stocks, you need to pick stocks whose prices will soar through the roof. But if you're tuned into the market's hottest dividend plays of the past several years, then you know that in some cases, you can earn double-digit returns even if share prices don't move one red cent. That's the philosophy behind my pick for the best ETF for 2012: Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income (NYSE: MORT) . Although I'm somewhat more skeptical than many about the ETF's long-term prospects, a unique combination of favorable factors should give it a good chance to deliver great income and good total returns for at least the next year.... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:08:41 GMT on The Motley Fool

    Stock symbol(s): AGNC,ARR,IVR,NLY



  • 4 Cheap High Yields With Ex-Dividend Date In December 2011

    Dividend investing is a favorite strategy of many investors around the world. Especially for income investors, the dividend income is responsible for up to 50 percent of the annual return. Dividend investors often watch stocks for ex-dividend dates because the ex-dividend date is a major date related to the payment of dividends. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or later, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend. I screened some interesting high-yield stocks with ex-dividend date within December 2011. As a result of my screening, I found 88 high-yielding stocks paying forthcoming dividends and having ex-dividend within December 2011. The average yield amounts to... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:53:55 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): ARCC,CTL,RAI,WIN



  • 9 Low-Risk, High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

    If your goal is to accumulate wealth for a comfortable retirement, then there is no risk-free path. Yield and risk tend to follow each other. As risk increases, the investor demands more yield to compensate for that risk. Sometimes it is desirable to accept higher risk for a higher yield. Other times we may be accepting higher risk and are not being adequately compensated for the additional risk. A stock with a high yield doesn't offer much if the price significantly declines after its dividend is cut or eliminated. Fortunately, the market does not always behave in a rational manner. This will sometimes create an abnormal relationship between risk and yield. As a society we have grown accustom to wanting it all, including our investments. Specifically, many income investors... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:32:19 GMT on iStockAnalyst

    Stock symbol(s): BKH,CINF,FPL,KMB,MSEX,NUE,VVC



  • Sunoco, Inc. Announces Spin-off of SunCoke Energy, Inc. as Special Stock Dividend to Shareholders

    Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special stock dividend to its shareholders of the 56,660,000 shares of common stock of SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SXC) owned by Sunoco, representing approximately 80.94 percent of the outstanding shares of SunCoke common stock.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:18:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): SUN



  • Hospitality Properties Trust Declares Preferred Dividend

    Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that its board of trustees has declared the regular quarterly dividend on HPT's Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): HPT



  • 14 Highly Liquid Dividend Stocks Undervalued By Cash Flows

    For a look at stocks that offer both income and the possibility for growth, here are some ideas you may find interesting. We ran a screen on dividend stocks with high liquidity, with current ratios over 3. We screened these stocks for those that appear undervalued to levered free cash flows, with high ratios of levered free cash flow/enterprise value. Levered free cash flow is the cash flow available after paying interest on outstanding debt. Enterprise value is the value of a company from all sources of ownership. ‪ Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬ We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:02:21 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): AMAT,ATVI,BEN,BRKS,CSCO,FCX,FINL,FLXS,GROW,JCS,KLAC,MKSI,...



  • Range Declares Quarterly Dividend

    RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. A dividend of $0.04 per common share is payable on December 30, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2011.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): RRC