DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW), a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer, announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share, totaling approximately $91 million. The special dividend will be paid on October 26, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2012. This special dividend is in addition to the Company’s …
HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) announced that its Board of Directors declared an additional special cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share, payable on October 2, 2012 to holders of record of common stock on September 25, 2012. Mike Jennings, CEO and President of HollyFrontier, said, “Our Board of Directors’ decision to issue a …
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Kohlberg Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: KCAP) is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mid market, buyouts, and mezzanine investments. It focuses on mature and middle market companies. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, Kohlberg Capital reported total investment income of approximately $9.5 million, as compared to approximately $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, …
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Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, announced today that on September 4, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to adopt a policy for distributing dividends, subject to any applicable law. According to this policy, each year the Company will distribute …
Rising earnings estimates on the back of strong second quarter results – including a 48.2% earnings surprise – have helped TICC Capital Corp (NASDAQ: TICC) achieve a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) on August 30. Moreover, this non-diversified management investment company has delivered an average surprise of 28.2% over the past four quarters. With a …
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While dividend yields continue to be depressed due to rising prices in known income stocks, there are some stocks flying under the radar with good dividend prospects. These stocks are frequently overlooked by income investors who are looking at the widely held blue-chip stock selections. These companies continue to focus on growing their business in …
AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) authorized a special, one-time, cash dividend of $5.15 per share, payable on December 14, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 5, 2012. AOL does not currently pay a regular dividend. Based on the current AOL stock price, the $5.15 special dividend will result in a dividend yield of 15%. …
Altria Group, Inc. (MO) announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase Altria’s regular quarterly dividend by 7.3% to $0.44per common share versus the previous rate of $0.41 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 14, 2012. The ex-dividend date is September 12, 2012. The new annualized dividend rate …
The following companies have announced recent dividend increases. These companies are all rated Bullish or better by their consensus equity summary score. HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) announced its 66th consecutive quarterly cash dividend and the 16th consecutive year of dividend increases. HCC’ has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.165 per share, a 6.45% increase on …
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Realty Income Corporation (O), known as “The Monthly Dividend Company”, announced that its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the Company’s common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.151125 per share from $0.146125 per share. The dividend is payable on September 17, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 4, 2012. This is the 67th dividend increase since Realty Income …
