Dividends

Is GE a Buy?

Posted on 03/16/10 at 7:10pm
General Electric (GE) has been on a roll this month with the stock ending the day at $18.07. GE is up 14.2% for the month with shares rising from $15.83 entering March. Are GE shares a buy at the current price?
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General Electric Company (GE) May Start Raising Dividends Again In 2011

Posted on 03/16/10 at 4:50pm
Bloomberg reports that General Electric Company may start raising dividends again in 2011. GE had cut its dividends last year, the first time since the Great Depression. CFO Keith Sherin said on Tuesday that the company may resume dividend increases in 2011 amid a “snapback” at the company’s financial unit.
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General Electric May Raise Dividend Rate (GE)

Posted on 03/16/10 at 4:45pm
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) expects to raise its dividend in 2011. Speaking at an investor conference, CEO Keith Sherin said, “We have very good visibility around our cash flow ... If you think about 2011 for us, we believe we're going to have earnings growth.
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Traders Speculate On General Electric Upside (GE)

Posted on 03/16/10 at 1:31pm
Today traders are buying at the money and slightly out of the money calls in General Electric (NYSE: GE), pricing in a move over the 18 level in the near future.
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Limited Brands To Pay Special Dividend, Buyback Shares (LTD)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 5:55pm
The Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD), which owns Victoria's Secret, announced after the close Monday that it will pay a special $1.00/share dividend on April 19, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 2010.
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Limited Brands Announces Special Dividend And Share Buyback (LTD)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 5:50pm
After the market close, Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $1 per share and has authorized a $200 million share repurchase program. The special dividend will be paid on April 19, 2010 to shareholders of record on April 5, 2010.
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Pepsi Increases Dividend Payout, Announces Share Buyback (PEP)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 4:42pm
PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has raised its annual dividend by 7% to $1.92 per share. The company also announced it plans to buy back up to $15 billion worth of its stock.
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REITs Dividend Rates Are the Lowest in Years (AVB, BXP, EQR, HCP, HST, PLD, PSA,SPG, VTR, VNO)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 2:00pm
Last week S&P closed at 17-month high at around 1,150. After living through excessive volatility, investors get scared and are decreasing allocations to equity and searching for yields in this near zero rate environments. Investors had never seen anything like this before and lots of them are more focused on preserving capital today. Main REITs
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Top 5 Large Cap Stocks In The Basic Materials Sector With The Highest Dividend Yield (YPF, EPD, KMP, RDS-B, BP)

Posted on 03/15/10 at 8:16am
Below are the top five large-cap basic materials stocks in the basic materials sector on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) has a dividend yield of $7.30% per share. YPF’s trailing-twelve-month operating margins stand at 17.97%. Read more about this company here.
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Top 5 Stocks In The Grocery Stores Industry With The Highest Dividend (DEG, BSI, WMK, VLGEA, IMKTA)

Posted on 03/12/10 at 8:55am
Below are the top grocery stores stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of dividend. Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG) has a dividend of $1.56 per share. DEG’s shares closed at $81.69 yesterday. Read more about this company here.
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