Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • Fastenal Company (FAST) increases dividend by 11%, its 26th consecutive annual increase

    Fastenal Company (FAST) increases dividend by 11%, its 26th consecutive annual increase

    Fastenal Company (Nasdaq:FAST) reported its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.39 per share to be paid in cash on February 29, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2024. Except for share and per share information, dollar amounts are stated in millions. We began paying annual dividends…

  • Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) increases dividend by 19%

    Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) increases dividend by 19%

  • Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) raises dividend by 3%, its 25th consecutive annual increase

    Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) raises dividend by 3%, its 25th consecutive annual increase

    Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) (“Enterprise”) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution to be paid to Enterprise common unitholders with respect to the fourth quarter of 2023 of $0.515 per unit, or $2.06 per unit on an annualized basis. The quarterly distribution will be paid Wednesday, February 14, 2024, to…

  • Walgreens (WBA) cuts dividend by 48% ending 92 year streak

    Walgreens (WBA) cuts dividend by 48% ending 92 year streak

    Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, a reduction of 48 percent from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on March 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of Feb. 20, 2024. Chief Executive Officer Tim Wentworth said:…

  • Bank OZK (OZK) raises dividen 2.7%, its 54th consecutive quarterly increase

    Bank OZK (OZK) raises dividen 2.7%, its 54th consecutive quarterly increase

    Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Bank’s common stock of $0.38 per share, up $0.01, or 2.70% from the prior quarter. The common stock dividend is payable on January 23, 2024 to shareholders of record as of January 16, 2024. Bank OZK has increased its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock…

  • WEC Energy (WEC) increases dividend by 7.1%, its 20th annual increase

    WEC Energy (WEC) increases dividend by 7.1%, its 20th annual increase

    The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 83.50 cents per share in the first quarter of 2024. This would represent an increase of 5.5 cents per share, or 7 percent. The directors expect to declare…