Dividend Announcement Thread!

[EricL]

Costco (NASDAQ:COST) declares $0.79/share quarterly dividend, 12.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.70.
Forward yield 0.87%
Payable May 14; for shareholders of record April 30; ex-div April 29.

[DividendGarden]

Southern CO (NYSE: SO) declares $0.66/share quarterly dividend, 3.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.64.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3683104-so...-per-share

[DividendGarden]

Otis Worldwide (NYSE: OTIS) declares $0.24/share quarterly dividend, 20% increase from prior dividend of $0.20.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3683168-ot...20-to-0_24

[DividendGarden]

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) declares $1.06/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $1.01.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3683259-jo...-per-share

[EricL]

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) declares $1.40/share quarterly dividend, 12% increase from prior dividend of $1.25.
Forward yield 2.38%
Payable June 15; for shareholders of record May 21; ex-div May 20.
In addition, the board of directors has authorized an additional $2.0B share repurchase program.
The new authorization is in addition to the $531M unused portion of the previous program as of Dec. 31, 2020.

[EricL]

(04-20-2021, 08:36 AM)EricL Wrote: Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) declares $1.40/share quarterly dividend, 12% increase from prior dividend of $1.25.
Forward yield 2.38%
Payable June 15; for shareholders of record May 21; ex-div May 20.
In addition, the board of directors has authorized an additional $2.0B share repurchase program.
The new authorization is in addition to the $531M unused portion of the previous program as of Dec. 31, 2020.

I'll point out that WHR's current market cap is around $15B. So the $2.5B in repurchase authorization is worth roughly 17% of the current shares outstanding.

[vbin]

That sounds pretty good Eric. WHR have had a good run in past year. Still a buy in your opinion?

[fenders53]

I would need a pullback but WHR is one those that got away. Appliance demand was incredible during Covid but they just couldn't deliver due to supply chain issues that lasted 6 months. Revenues should have been enormous instead of good. I wouldn't call them over valued though. Just cyclical.

[EricL]

(04-20-2021, 11:31 PM)vbin Wrote: That sounds pretty good Eric. WHR have had a good run in past year. Still a buy in your opinion?

I'd consider it fairly valued. It's trading right around its normal PE ratio, and with the demand for appliances seemingly strong I think earnings will continue to grow in the near term.

However, while analysts are expecting 15% growth this year they are showing negative growth for 2022, so there are concerns about long-term prospects.

   

I don't own it personally. Nothing wrong with buying a starter position here if you are interested for the long-term, but after a 350% run-up from last year's low I don't know that I'd jump all-in.

[fenders53]

Thanks, I was hoping for a Fast Graphs chart. It says about what I expected. I held out a little too long hoping for my buy price 18 months ago. I actually took it off my watch list when I thought I had clearly missed it. The industry is enormously competitive. Appliance demand was nuts last summer and we actually printed out notes and labeled the models we knew you wouldn't receive for 60 days or more if you ordered today. Ordering a common appliance that wouldn't arrive next week was a new concept. Preferred brand choice came down to who could deliver. It's inconvenient to wait a month if your washer died. IMO appliance makers would be a better buy when the sky is at least cloudy. The dividend will no doubt be considerably higher.

[DividendGarden]

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) declares $0.27/share quarterly dividend, 2.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.26.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3684217-ki...7-dividend

[NilesMike]

Advance Auto Parts declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share, an increase from $0.25.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/advance-a...00131.html