Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Kimberly-Clark/Kenvue merger and the dividend investor
Kimberly-Clark has agreed to acquire Kenvue in a transaction valued at about 48.7 billion dollars in a mix of cash and stock. Each Kenvue shareholder will receive 3.50 dollars in cash and 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares, resulting in Kimberly-Clark investors owning about 54 percent of the combined company once the deal closes. The companies expect the…
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Main Street Capital (MAIN) increases dividend by 2.0%, it’s 15th consecutive annual increase
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) (“Main Street”) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.26 per share for each of January, February and March 2026. These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.78 per share for the first quarter of…
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NewMarket Corp (NEU) increases dividend by 9.1%
Our operations generated solid cash flows during the first nine months of 2025. We paid dividends of $77.7 million, repurchased common stock for $77.2 million, and funded capital expenditures of $49.6 million. Additionally, we reduced our long-term debt by $188.2 million (Net Debt by $213.2 million) during the first nine months of 2025, driving our…
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Artesian Resources (ARTNA) increases dividend by 2%
Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2% increase in the quarterly common stock dividend, which will mark a 4% increase for the year. This increase will raise the quarterly dividend to $0.3136 per share on the company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock payable November…
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AbbVie (ABBV) increases dividend by 5.5%
Company Declares Dividend Increase of 5.5 Percent AbbVie is announcing today that its board of directors declared an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend from $1.64 per share to $1.73 per share beginning with the dividend payable on February 17, 2026 to shareholders of record as of January 16, 2026. This reflects an increase of approximately 5.5 percent, continuing AbbVie’s strong commitment to…
