Analysts cite them, retirees love them and just about anybody will tell you that regular dividend payments make a business more valuable.
We are all carrying subprime scars, and to make matters worse the days of regular dividend increases every other quarter are over, at least for a while.
They are marketed primarily to retail investors who want exposure to commercial property and a regular dividend, and who are willing to hold these positions for several years.
More importantly in our mind, Freeport is a company that has tremendous free cash flow and has been very active in rewarding shareholders through special dividends in addition to a regular dividend.
In the case of Apple, the decision as to what to do with its cash is tied up with a broader discussion about whether the company is transforming itself from being a growth stock - a highly innovative firm that reinvests its profits in expansion and new products - into a mature company with a stable business that pays a regular dividend.
Taubman Centers ( TCO) has increased its dividend 15 times since it went public in 1992, and currently pays a regular quarterly dividend that yields 2.3% annually.
Digital Realty Trust ( DLR) has increased its dividend 10 times since its initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2004, and currently pays a regular quarterly dividend that yields 4.1% annually.
It started paying a regular cash dividend from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
Meanwhile, the company also said its board approved a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share.
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Moreover, it pays a regular quarterly dividend that yields a sturdy 3.5%.
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As an incentive for investors to hang on during the transition, it announced plans in June to start paying a regular quarterly dividend.
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In addition to impressive earnings growth, Hershey pays a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share, representing an annual dividend yield of 2.3%.
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On Monday, Lincare Holdings announced that it will begin disbursing some of its cash to shareholders in the form of a 20-cent regular quarterly dividend.
These are a special type of share that pay a regular flat dividend in perpetuity, and which receive their payment in preference to the dividends paid out on ordinary shares.
Many large U.K. pension funds depend on regular income from BP's dividend because in 2009 it made up 14% of total shareholder payouts on London's FTSE 100 index.
So, we just felt that because the fund strives for capital appreciation, as well as income, we found that there was a little bit of misnomer or misunderstanding regarding a fixed dividend payment on a regular basis.
Mandatories generally pay better than regular preferreds, but are not eligible for favorable dividend tax treatment.
The US system, until the Bush cuts, taxed the dividend at the corporate level and then again at regular income tax rates for the recipient.
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The prospect of stricter regulation of CME member firms and reputational damage from the MF Global episode has weighed on its stock, though shares rallied Thursday as the firm boosted its dividend by 59% and outlined plans for a regular special payout.
All big banks today must receive approval from the Federal Reserve before increasing their dividend or stock buyback program, as well as pass regular stress tests that probe whether the financial institution could withstand a large shock.
Apple paid regular quarterly dividends from May 1987 until November 1995 when it eliminated the dividend to conserve cash.
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The company also announced a supplemental dividend payment of 50 cents per share Wednesday, in addition to its regular payment of 25 cents, payable June 1.
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