The company matches its previous distribution.

With bonds yielding next to nothing, an attractive alternative are high quality dividend stocks.

These three companies provide not only a nice dividend yield, but also solid competitive advantages and unquestionable financial strength, which should translate into growing dividends over time.

General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the payment of a regular quarterly dividend. The Board declared an initial quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on June 28, 2013 to all common

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

In trading on Monday, shares of PG&E Corp.'s 5.5% 1st Preferred Non-Redeemable (AMEX: PCG.PRB) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.375), with shares changing hands as low as $27.40 on the day. Th

Some income funds offloaded shares because of the axing of the final dividend, while other investors sold because of the size of the rights issue

While the integrated oil majors might seem identical on the surface, they have differences in dividend yields and dividend growth rates that investors would be wise to consider.

ByJean-Christophe Larsimont:What remains in the pipeline of the eighth largest pharmaceuticals company after the recent approval of its last jackpot ?IntroductionYou will find a comprehensive dividend stock analysis of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in this

In trading on Monday, shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s 5.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (NASD: GTPPP) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.9375), with shares changing hands as lo

In trading on Monday, shares of STAG Industrial Inc.'s 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: STAG.PRA) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.25), with shares changing hands as low

In trading on Monday, shares of Bank of America Corp.'s Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E (NYSE: BAC.PRE) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.9889), with shares changing hands as

In trading on Monday, shares of Sterling Bancorp's 8.375% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities (NYSE: STL.PRA) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.8375), with shares changing hands as low as $10.30

In trading on Monday, shares of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc's 7.5% Series D Senior Cumulative Preferred Stock (NYSE: UBP.PRD) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.875), with shares changing hands as

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

Johnson & Johnson shares have jumped sky-high as Obamacare rolls into reality. And the company isn't shy about turning this windfall into fatter dividend yields.

The company’s chief has set a strategic goal of reducing the reliance on financial services, which he wants to limit to about 30 per cent of earnings

The WisdomTree Dividend ex-Financials Fund ETF (DTN) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 168,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 65,000. Shares of DTN were trading flat on the day.

This morning Umpqua Holdings (UMPQ) announced its quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share, an increase of about 50% over its prior dividend in March of 10 cents. Ray Davis, President and CEO of Umpqua Holdings Corporation said ?The increased quarter

On Friday, Halliburton Company (HAL) announced that it will be maintaining its quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 1.1% going forward. Shares of Halliburton were relative

ByJon Parepoynt:Part I of this 3-part series reviewed an article published in the utility industry trade publication Public Utilities Fortnightly in 2007 that is still worth reading. The article is titled, "How to Achieve High Performance, Lessons fr

Tech company has maintained the same rate for the last 10 consecutive quarters.

Oil industry equipment maker raises quarterly payout to $0.26..

This would be the miner's 11th supplemental dividend paid since 2004.

Is there more potential for profits across the pond?

ByElisa Lemmola:With the Fed continuing to maintain key interest rates at zero to 0.25%, interest in exchange-traded funds among investors remains strong. These funds track the performance of a particular index and are traded like securities. Investo

A look at three stocks with a strong yield and even better dividend growth.

These four companies are yielding more attention.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's hard to argue REITs should not be in your core portfolio when the dividend-centric sector is crushing just about all other well known asset classes. Year to date, all equity real estate investment trusts have returned ove

General Electric said GE Capital's board approved a $6.5 billion dividend payment to the conglomerate, which reflects 30% of the financial arm's planned 2013 earnings.

What's in the Buffett portfolio?

* Dividend payment part of plan to reduce GE Capital's size

* Dividend payment part of plan to reduce GE Capital's size

ByFund Gurus:Pharmaceuticals have been fairly unloved by investors for a number of years. However, as the equity rally continues and prices increase, to me, a number of these companies look incredibly cheap.The healthcare story is one many can relate

By Dividend Growth Investor:In order to identify attractively valued dividend stocks, I follow a monthly screening process, where I go through the list of dividend champions and dividend achievers to look for bargains. In addition, I often stumble up

* First global bond from company since 2010 (Adds target size, dividend statement, writes through)

By Dane Bowler:Mortgage REITs (henceforth referred to as mREITs) are an interesting investment sector with periods of both exceptional performance and devastating crashes. These investments are typically broken down into two categories; agency mREITS

Plains Exploration & Production Co.'s (PXP) board declared a special dividend of $3 a share, which is conditioned upon the oil company's completed merger with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX).

(Reuters) - GE Capital Corp's board has approved a plan to pay $6.5 billion in dividends, including a special dividend of $4.5 billion, to parent General Electric Co in 2013.

DUBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi private equity firm Gulf Capital is close to signing a 1.32 billion dirhams ($359.38 million) Islamic loan for its company Gulf Marine Services, some of which will...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that its Board of Directors intends to declare a supplemental dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock immediately following the closing of the pending acquisition of Plains Explo

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - GE Capital Corp. plans to pay parent General Electric Co. $6.5 billion in dividends and another $4.5 billion in special dividends in 2013, GE announced Monday. The payments, which are subject to GECC Board and GE Board Risk C

Neutral Tandem, Inc. d/b/a Inteliquent (NASDAQ: IQNT), a leading provider of voice interconnection services, today announced its intention to declare a special dividend of $1.25 per share and to initiate a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of i

By David White:Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (WMC) is a mortgage REIT. It is a new company, which IPO'd May 15, 2012. Its investment strategy focuses on Agency RMBS; but it also invests in non-Agency RMBS, CMBS, and other Asset-backed securiti

By Dividends4Life: Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:Company Description: Johnson & Johnson is a leader in the pharmaceutical, medical device and consu

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - Netcare Ltd : * Says heps (continuing operations) up 24.9% to 65.8 cents * Says group revenue up 8.5% to R13 344 million * Says interim dividend per share up 22.7% to 27.0 cents

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - Vodacom Group Ltd : * Says active customer base grew to 51.7 million * Says headline earnings per share (heps) up 23.0% * Says final dividend per share of 430 cents; total dividends per share for the

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - Barloworld Ltd : * Says heps up 31% to 321 cents (h112: 245 cents) * Says H1 revenue up 11% to R31.3 billion * Says interim dividend of 96 cents per share up 20% * Says expected to continue to make good progress in H2