Dividend Announcement Thread!

[DividendGarden]

Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend, 30.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.13.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3427889-ch...7-dividend

[Dividend Watcher]

Marathon Petroleum declares $0.53 dividend

• Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) declares $0.53/share quarterly dividend, 15.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.46.
  
• Forward yield 3.31%
  
• Payable March 11; for shareholders of record Feb. 20; ex-div Feb. 19.
  

[EricL]

Polaris (PII) declares $0.61/share quarterly dividend, 1.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.60.

Forward yield 2.91%

Payable March 15; for shareholders of record March 1; ex-div Feb. 28.

[DividendGarden]

Aflac Incorporated Increases First Quarter Cash Dividend 3.8%

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17398453-afl...rnings-525

[DividendGarden]

AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) declares $0.27/share quarterly dividend, 3.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.26.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3428357-af...7-dividend

[Otter]

Meredith (NYSE:MDP) declares $0.575/share quarterly dividend, 5.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.545.

Forward yield 4.3%

Payable March 15; for shareholders of record Feb. 28; ex-div Feb. 27.

[Otter]

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) declares $0.63/share quarterly dividend, 10.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.57.

Forward yield 3.6%

Payable March 28; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14.

[EricL]

(02-04-2019, 04:37 PM)Otter Wrote: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) declares $0.63/share quarterly dividend, 10.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.57.

Forward yield 3.6%

Payable March 28; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14.

More than I was expecting. Been debating whether or not to dump GILD, this makes it a bit more difficult to do so.

[Otter]

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend, 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.335.

Forward yield 3.15%

Payable March 12; for shareholders of record Feb. 19; ex-div Feb. 15.

[EricL]

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) declares $0.2275/share quarterly dividend, 4.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.2175.

Forward yield 1.39%

Payable March 1; for shareholders of record Feb. 15; ex-div Feb. 14.

[DividendGarden]

Otter Tail (NASDAQ: OTTR) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend, 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.335.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3429656-ot...5-dividend

[Otter]

(02-05-2019, 12:28 PM)DividendGarden Wrote: Otter Tail (NASDAQ: OTTR) declares $0.35/share quarterly dividend, 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.335.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3429656-ot...5-dividend

Heh. Never heard of these guys. May put them on a watch list just for the heck of it.

Looks pretty pricey for a utility. 23.1 P/E ratio vs. 10yr average of 22.3, only a BBB credit rating, small cap, and fairly low dividend growth over the past five years for its sub-3% yield.