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BB&T Bank Hikes Quarterly Dividend 13% (BBT)
Ned Piplovic | May 4, 2018
BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) – a well-known U.S. financial services holding company – has boosted its annual dividend for the past eight consecutive years and is set to increase its quarterly dividend for the upcoming payout by more than 13%. Currently paying a 2.8% yield, which outperforms the average yield of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Banks market segment by more than…
Hercules Capital Corporation 5.25% Notes due 2025
Tim McPartland | May 3, 2018
Date Issued 04/23/2018 Shares Issued 3,000,000 Overallotment Shares 450,000 S&P Rating NR Moodys Rating NR Security Ticker Symbol HCXZ Market Traded ON NYSE Interest Payment Paid the 30th of January, April, July and October beginning on 7/30/2018 Quarterly Interest . 328 Annual Interest 1.312 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 4/30/2021 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued interest Payments are NOT…

Paychex Hikes Quarterly Dividend 12% (PAYX)
Ned Piplovic | May 3, 2018
Featured Image Source: paychecks.com Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) compensated its investors with another dividend boost and raised its current quarterly dividend amount 12% over the previous period’s payout. In addition to the current dividend boost, the company also has been boosting its annual dividend amount almost every year over the past two decades. Since 1998, the company failed to raise its…

AmeriGas Partners Offers 9% Dividend Yield, 14 Years of Dividend Hikes (APU)
Ned Piplovic | May 3, 2018
AmeriGas Partners L.P. (NYSE: APU) -- the largest marketer of propane and propane-related products in the United States -- has been boosting its annual dividend distribution for the past 14 consecutive years and currently offers shareholders an 8.9% dividend yield. While the company’s share price has been trading in a relatively narrow price range over the past several years, the…

IBM Corporation Rewards Shareholders With 4.3% Quarterly Dividend Boost (IBM)
Ned Piplovic | May 3, 2018
The International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) has been distributing dividends for more than a century and announced its next quarterly dividend hike of 4.3% for its May 2018 dividend distribution, which marks the company’s 20th consecutive annual dividend boost. The company’s share price experienced significant fluctuations and fell more than 30% from its all-time high of more than $213 in…