Medical Properties Trust, Inc.’s (NYSE: MPW) continued successful execution of its growth and investment strategies have driven the Company’s strong results. Since 2010, MPW has made hospital investments totaling more than $1.0 billion with average returns of more than 10%. MPW has rewarded shareholders with a current dividend yield of 6.81%. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. operates as …
Aegon NV (NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension companies. Its three major markets are the U.S., the Netherlands and the U.K.; the company also has numerous operations in various other countries. Having completed its restructuring, AEG has a nice 4% dividend yield and significant growth prospects with a new …
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China’s home prices edged up for a sixth straight month in November, a private survey showed, reinforcing signs of a gentle recovery in the property market as the government seeks to bolster economic growth. The average home price in China’s 100 biggest cities rose 0.3 percent in November from October to 8,791 yuan ($1,400) per square metre, accelerating from October’s 0.2 …
Investors have long been attracted to the high yields of mortgage REITs, which currently averages around 13 percent, nearly 7 times the average dividend yield of the S&P 500. The Fed’s announcement has caused drops in spreads, bond yields and homeowner’s borrowing costs, and as a result company’s earnings and dividends have been under pressure. …
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Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) announced that Prospect has declared revised monthly cash distributions to shareholders in the following amounts and with the following record and payment dates, representing an 8.2% increase from the previous announcement in early November and representing a dividend yield of 12.8% based on the closing stock price as of December 6, …
More companies have unveiled a special dividend or accelerated dividend payout, as they have sought to avoid potentially higher taxes next year amid heated “fiscal cliff” deliberations inWashington. In January, $500 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts–dubbed the “fiscal cliff”–will begin if Congress and the White House don’t intervene. Dozens of companies already have moved …
Electro Scientific Industries (NASDAQ: ESIO) declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share. The dividend will be payable on December 27, 2012, to stockholders of record on December 13, 2012. The annual yield on the dividend is 19.1 percent. PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETS) declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend will …
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. ( NLY ) announced that it has put forth a proposal to acquire CreXus Investment Corp ( CXS ). The proposal states that Annaly would purchase with cash the remaining outstanding stock of CreXus that is does not already own. Annaly currently owns about 12.4% (9.5 million) of the 76.6 million …
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday and could be in line for more weakness as worries about Washington’s ability to find a timely solution to the “fiscal cliff” dominate investor thinking in coming weeks. The S&P 500 dropped for a second day and closed below its 200-day moving average for the first time in five months. …
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Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) announced that, in connection with receipt of proceeds from the sale of its former subsidiary Space Systems/Loral, its Board of Directors has declared a special distribution of $29.00 per share for an aggregate distribution of up to $899.3 million. The distribution is payable onDecember 4, 2012 to holders of record of Loral …
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