Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/2/12, Oritani Financial Corp (NASD: ORIT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 5/18/12. As a percentage of ORIT?s recent stock price of $14.97, this…
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/2/12, Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.085, payable on 5/16/12. As a percentage of BRO?s recent stock price of $27.01, this div…
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use…
In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ?DividendRank? report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a…
Intel Corp (NASD: INTC) has been named as the ?Top Dividend Stock of the Nasdaq 100?, according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ?DividendRank? report. The report noted that among the components of the Nasdaq 100 index, INTC shares …
In trading on Thursday, shares of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (NYSE: ANH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $6.62, changing hands as high as $6.68 per share. Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. shares are currently trading up about 1.7% on the da…
In trading on Thursday, shares of Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $42.04, changing hands as high as $42.12 per share. Cardinal Health, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 0.7% on the day. The chart…
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy ? they expect to make money. So let?s look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. On Wednesday, Basic Energy Services Inc (BAS)?s Director, S…
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard- earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expe…
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics ??? strong fundamentals and a valuat…
