Better to pass than a meaningless stock dividend that does nothing for shareholders but sterilize voting power.
Our hope is that the one-two punch of a cash and stock dividend could portend pleasant results for shareholders in future years!
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The dividend yield at its current price is 5.0% and the company has paid an additional 5% stock dividend each year for the past ten years.
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The tax compromise reached between President Obama and Congressional Republicans has a number of key provisions, but one that should be of particular interest to investors is the extension of the cap on stock dividend taxes.
You can buy VLY today for a 5.8% yield, and if things go along like they have for every year like the past ten years, sometime in 2012 you will also get a 5% stock dividend.
Morgan Stanley reported that it was comfortable with it capital position, the results of its stress tests, and that it would dedicate its capital expenditures to capitalize its internal units, while PNC announced it would raise its common stock dividend.
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Coke is a special case because it is both a high current-dividend stock and a serial dividend grower.
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When a company buys back stock instead of paying a dividend, the stock value appreciates by the like amount of the dividend and long-term shareholders get a 50% savings on their tax bill (assuming a 40% ordinary income tax rate versus a 20% long term capital gains rate).
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If you have got a "scrip" or "stock" dividend (where you've taken shares instead of cash) take extra care.
The average growth stock enjoyed faster dividend growth than the average value stock.
We highlighted stocks that have a steady dividend history, good stock gains and positive dividend growth.
This stock pays a dividend of roughly 5.6% at the current stock price.
It is true that the DVY dividend stock ETF has trailed the SPY over the past month, perhaps reflecting fears that dividend tax rates are definitely headed to 39.6% for the highest earners as an emboldened President Obama brings more political capital to bear on budget and fiscal cliff negotiations with Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Now, shares are surging after a fourth quarter earnings beat and dividend hike that may give investors reason to question whether the company has gone from a premium priced consumer stock to a dividend yielder.
The average value stock individually enjoys higher dividend income than the average growth stock.
So study charts of earnings yield (earnings per share divided by stock price) versus dividend yield (dividends divided by stock price).
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With a current yield of 4.1%, Six Flags certainly qualifies as a dividend stock.
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And General Growth's stock appreciation and dividend growth have been tops among REITs (see: " Good Neighbors").
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