Dividend increases

Buy this BDC for Rising Earnings and a 11% Dividend Yield

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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Rentech offers a Big Dividend Yield from the Corn Drought Area

Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P. (NYSE: RFN) engages in the production of natural gas-based nitrogen fertilizer and industrial products for agricultural uses. The company primarily offers ammonia, urea ammonium nitrate, urea granule and urea solution, nitric acid, and liquid carbon dioxide.  Rentech went public as a master limited partnership (MLP) on November 4, 2011 at $20.00 …

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Companies with Bullish Outlooks Increasing Dividends

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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2 Companies Increasing Dividends by 20% or More

CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECE), a leading global provider of air pollution control technology and industrial ventilation systems, today announced that its Board of Directors is raising its quarterly dividend 29% to$0.045 per share from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.035 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 28, 2012, to all shareholders of record at the close …

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ChangeYou.com Announces 16% Special Dividend

Online game developer Changyou.com Limited (CYOU) announced that its board of directors declared a special one-time cash dividend of US$1.9 per Class A or Class B ordinary share, or US$3.8 per American Depositary Share. The total amount of the special cash dividend is approximately US$201 million.  CYOU is trading at $23.84 for a special dividend yield of 16%.  CYOU has …

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Warner Chilcott to Pay 23% Special Dividend

Warner Chilcott plc (WCRX) reported that as a result of its previously announced process to explore strategic alternatives, its board of directors has approved a series of transactions intended to enhance shareholder value. More specifically, WCRX’s board of directors has approved a recapitalization transaction, a new dividend policy for regular cash dividends and the renewal …

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4 Companies with Bullish Outlooks Increasing Dividends

As we roll through earnings season, more companies are increasing their dividends.  For income investors, the stocks listed below are rated bullish or better by their equity summary score.  These stocks are worth a look as candidates for a dividend growth portfolio. CBS (CBS) is boosting its quarterly dividend by 20%, to 12 cents a share. The …

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