Dividend Announcement Thread!

[EricL]

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) declares $0.804/share quarterly dividend, 4% increase from prior dividend of $0.773.

Forward yield 2.32%

Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 21; ex-div Aug. 20.

[DividendGarden]

Unilever (NYSE: UL) declares $0.4694/share quarterly dividend, 5.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.4445.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3594114-un...4-dividend

[DividendGarden]

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) declares $0.50/share quarterly dividend, 13.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.44.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3594495-sk...ividend-14

[EricL]

Another increase from Altria Group, which is yielding over 8%. I think this is one of those situations where a year or two from now people will be kicking themselves for not adding to a great company at such a great price.

Altria (NYSE:MO) declares $0.86/share quarterly dividend, a 2.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.84.

Forward yield 8.17%

Payable Oct. 9; for shareholders of record Sept. 15; ex-div Sept. 14.

[fenders53]

(07-28-2020, 08:37 AM)EricL Wrote: Another increase from Altria Group, which is yielding over 8%. I think this is one of those situations where a year or two from now people will be kicking themselves for not adding to a great company at such a great price.

Altria (NYSE:MO) declares $0.86/share quarterly dividend, a 2.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.84.

Forward yield 8.17%

Payable Oct. 9; for shareholders of record Sept. 15; ex-div Sept. 14.

I agree.  I am inclined to go overweight, or at a minimum start selling puts and put myself in "danger" of that.  Great companies don't make very high dollar boneheaded management moves, but I'd like to think that is behind MO for a long time.

[DividendGarden]

Mondelēz (NASDAQ: MDLZ) declares $0.315/share quarterly dividend, 10.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.285.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3596228-mo...ividend-11

[NilesMike]

(07-06-2020, 07:01 AM)divmenow Wrote:

(07-06-2020, 06:13 AM)NilesMike Wrote:

(07-06-2020, 04:56 AM)fenders53 Wrote: Eric,

I'd go slowly.  I won't panic sell a big dip if there happens to be one.  I'm not so sure there will be.  I don't regret selling my dividend cutters, but almost without exception they have recovered in share price within days or weeks.  There was a better time to move to better income streams.

I've given up guessing where share prices are going in the short-term.  The heightened political risk is sure making this harder.  Nat gas isn't going away, but there may be moments when we get buying opportunities.

D is up $1+ pre market, i will sell at 83.50 and see where to buy something else. Thinking SO at the moment but not in a hurry.

D is down almost $2 now in the pre-market. I hope you sold it at $83.50 lol. And yes SO is a good buy here with the yield at 5%.

I can't believe that D is right back at $82!

[EricL]

Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) declares $0.62/share quarterly dividend, 6.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.58.

Declares Special dividend of $5/share.

Forward yield 1.71%

Both payable Sept. 10; for shareholders of record Aug. 27; ex-div Aug. 26.

[fenders53]

(07-29-2020, 08:08 AM)EricL Wrote: Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) declares $0.62/share quarterly dividend, 6.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.58.

Declares Special dividend of $5/share.

Forward yield 1.71%

Both payable Sept. 10; for shareholders of record Aug. 27; ex-div Aug. 26.

SMG crossed my mind when we were selling $400 shopping carts full of essential lawn fertilizer back in April.  I missed that opportunity.

[EricL]

66-years of dividend increases, and still giving double-digit growth.

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) declares $0.335/share quarterly dividend, 9.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.305.

Forward yield 1.68%

Payable Sept. 1; for shareholders of record Aug. 17; ex-div Aug. 14.

[fenders53]

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) declares $1.40/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.

Forward yield 1.99%

Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 28; ex-div Aug. 27.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3597743-ne...0-dividend

NEE makes me smile. I credit Eric with talking me into buying this overpriced UTE about $100 ago.

[EricL]

(07-30-2020, 11:43 AM)fenders53 Wrote: NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) declares $1.40/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.

Forward yield 1.99%

Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 28; ex-div Aug. 27.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3597743-ne...0-dividend

NEE makes me smile.  I credit Eric with talking me into buying this overpriced UTE about $100 ago.