Tag: consumer discretionary
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Genuine Parts (GPC) safety score downgraded by Simply Safe Dividends
A cash bid to buy Genuine Parts (GPC) from O’Reilly Automotive prompted an immediate downgrade of its safety score by Simply Safe Dividends (SSD). GPC has been in SSD’s Borderline Safe bucket since February of this year. The first downgrade came in January 2026, when GPC’s score fell from 80, firmly inside SSD’s Safe bucket,…
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Genuine Parts (GPC) increases dividend by 3%, its 69th consecutive annual increase
The company’s Board of Directors approved a 3% increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend for 2025. This increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $4.12 per share from $4.00 per share in 2024. The quarterly cash dividend of $1.03 per share is payable April 2, 2025 to shareholders of record March 7, 2025. The company has paid a cash dividend…
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Genuine Parts (GPC) increases dividend by 5.3%, its 68th consecutive annual increase
GPC’s Board of Directors approved an approximately 5% increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend for 2024. This increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $4.00 per share from $3.80 per share in 2023. The quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share is payable April 1, 2024 to shareholders of record March 1, 2024. The company has paid a cash dividend…
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Genuine Parts (GPC) raises dividend 6.1%, its 67th consecutive year
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today a 6% increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend for 2023. At its February 21, 2023 meeting, GPC’s Board of Directors increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $3.80 per share from $3.58 per share in 2022. The quarterly cash dividend of ninety-five cents ($0.95) per share is payable April 3, 2023 to shareholders of record March…
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Today I bought 10 shares of Amazon
I know… I know… Amazon is not a dividend stock and the stock price has taken a beating recently. That’s mostly why I decided to spend about $1,100 on 10 shares. The price is depressed about 50% off its all time high. With the recent 20 to 1 split a single share is now more…
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Amid current challenges Target hikes dividend 20%
This is why I hold Target in my portfolio. They remain a solid company despite short term difficulties all retailers face. This marks 51 years of consecutive dividend growth. Target on Thursday said its board raised the quarterly dividend to $1.08 from 90 cents previously. The annual payout of $4.32 represents a yield of about…