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InternetNews
July 20, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Microsoft To Buy Back $30B In Stock Microsoft moved to significantly boost the value of its shares Tuesday, as it announced a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share as well as plans to buy back up to $30 billion of its own stock over the next four years.   |
InternetNews
July 22, 2004
Jim Wagner |
A More Mature Microsoft Big annual dividends are the sign of a mature company looking for long-term investors. So how is Redmond positioning for growth? |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2007
Brian Lawler |
Companies That Pay Out ... and Drop Here is an explanation of why a stock price falls after a large one-time dividend payout. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2005 |
What's a Dividend? A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that the firm pays out to its shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Big Blue's Big Buy IBM bumps its dividend 50% and boosts share buybacks. This move has all the markings of smart capital allocation that's likely to be rewarding for patient investors. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Expect These Aristocrats to Pay You More Soon If you want higher dividends, these Aristocrats are worth keeping an eye on. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 13, 2002 |
Post cuts 2003 dividends, and analysts expect more to follow Post Properties, the nation's eighth-largest apartment REIT, announced yesterday that it will cut its quarterly dividend for the first quarter of 2003 by 42%. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2011
Eben Esterhuizen |
Profit Payouts: Companies Offering Sustainable Growth While Boosting Dividends These companies are firing on all cylinders: Republic Bancorp... First Commonwealth Financial... Commerce Bancshares... Hormel Foods... |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
7 Stocks With Dividends That Should Survive Don't get caught by a dividend cut. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Dividend? Buyback? Here's How to Get Both. But will there be enough to replenish the pipeline? |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Dividends: Back to Basics Investors, it's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2010 |
5 Dividend Stocks Working Even When I'm Not Some companies are getting more generous with their payouts. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious: Speedway Motorsports... Oil-Dri... Applied Industry Tech... Paychex... |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Say Hello to Cisco's Newborn Cisco's first-ever cash dividend will be born as a $0.06 payout, and it's tagged as a quarterly dividend. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Be Smart About High-Dividend Stocks Big dividend yields sometimes carry big risk. Finding high-yielding stocks is just the first step. You also need to figure out how secure that dividend will be if you buy the stock. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2008
Ilan Moscovitz |
The Next 2 Dividend Blowups? Nearly 100 companies cut their dividends during the second quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since 1991. Who might be next? |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Not All Dividends Are Created Equal Where do dividends come from, and which kind is best for your portfolio? Not all dividends are the same, and some are better off left alone. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Are Growing in All the Right Ways These good dividend stocks have the earnings to back up their payouts: Monsanto... McDonald's... Microsoft... Lockheed Martin... CSX... IBM... |
InternetNews
July 22, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft: Billions Up, a Penny Short? The software company's profits zoom but it misses by a penny. Servers and Tools, MSN are growth engines for the quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Here's a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week. Paychex... Steelcase... Teekay Shipping... |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Jeremy Myers |
Dividends Aren't Enough: Fast-Food Stocks This simple secret can reveal a company's true generosity. Here are the net payout yields for a few fast food industry companies. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Stocks to Buy Right Now While the positive benefits of stocks that pay dividends are well-documented, recent experience paints a much different picture of their performance. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Will AT&T's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Magic Copper Yields Phelps Dodge, producers of copper and molybdenum, brings back its quarterly payout. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2004
Seth Jayson |
ARM Holdings' Dividend Dissension Shareholders of the U.K. chip designer ponder dividends and dwindling growth. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Boring Best Buy's Boost News of an increased dividend and buyback program are business as usual for consumer electronics giant Best Buy. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Atlantic Coast Federal... First of Long Island... York Water... First United... |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Dividends That Double and Redouble Let's say you want to find dividends that double every six years. For that, you need a compound average annual growth rate of about 12.25%. Believe it or not, that's not a difficult thing to find. Take a look at these seven companies. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Let's take a closer look at four companies that inched their payouts higher this past week: Coca-Cola... Kellogg... International Speedway... New York Times... |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Verizon's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Tiffany... The Andersons... Martin Marietta Materials... Tower Group... |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Jeremy Myers |
Dividends Aren't Enough: Wal-Mart's Net Payout Yield Wal-Mart looks like a potential buy for investors searching the retail industry for a stock with a solid net payout yield. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
These 6 Stocks Are Safer Than You Think While metrics like the payout ratio can be quite helpful in analyzing dividend stocks, bear in mind that they don't always work perfectly under extreme conditions. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Big Dividends Are Bad News By paying a dividend, growth companies are admitting that they no longer believe reinvesting profits in their own businesses is a worthwhile endeavor. They see no alternative but to return that money to shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
Steven Mallas |
CBS Broadcasts Dividends and Buybacks CBS announces a juicy dividend hike and a stock buyback plan. Investors who are interested in the media sector should definitely watch this company. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Ronald Fink |
Serving Up Dividends A new study of corporate cash flow shows that most of the nation's largest companies can increase dividend payments without jeopardizing their ability to grow. Alcoa... Boise Cascade... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Miss That Dividend! Timing matters when you buy dividend-paying stocks. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The Signal of Strong Management A company's dividend policy will tell you whether your investment dollars are in good hands. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: How It Works Why bother grading dividends? I hope the dividend report card is a helpful research tool. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Wal-Mart Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
When Dividends Are Dicey A hefty dividend yield isn't always something investors can count on. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
CenturyLink's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2004
Rich Smith |
Steel Dynamics' Heavy Hint The American steel company initiates a dividend before releasing earnings, causing the stock to rise 10% in two days. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Frontier Communications' Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008 |
What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: United Technologies Does this stock's dividend pass the grade? |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious: Wrigley... Black & Decker... Inco... UPS... |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Kellogg Sweetens Dividends The company recently raised its quarterly dividend 10%, from $0.2525 to $0.2775. But this was the first change in value in many years. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Look Beyond the Headlines For dividend investors, the recent news that Stanley Works hiked its dividend for the 41st straight year sounds downright enticing. But the headlines alone don't tell the whole story. Read on for more. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
How Safe Are Nucor's Dividends? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
