Dividend Stocks Outperformed S&P 500 Index in 2011
April 26 2012 - 08:20AM
Marketwired
With the low interest rates provided by the banks, investors have
been turning to dividend-paying stocks as a source of investment
income. Dividend investing has become increasingly popular among
investors, and the resulting demand is driving up stock prices. In
2011, dividend stocks crushed the 2.1% gain for the S&P 500
Index, gaining an average of 8.3%. Five Star Equities examines the
outlook for Dividend paying stocks and provides equity research on
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) and Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:
LEG).
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Howard Silverblatt, S&P's senior index analyst, recently
stated that the Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies have
never paid more dividends than now. In 2012, S&P 500 companies
are on pace to pay out a record amount in dividends -- $277 million
or about $29.02 per index share.
"The pressure to introduce and increase dividends could get
intense," said Joshua Peters, an equity analyst at Morningstar Inc.
"Chief executives and corporate boards are going to start noticing
that investors are rewarding dividend-paying stocks."
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Aflac traded sharply higher Wednesday after reporting strong
earnings beating analyst estimates. Aflac recently declared the
second quarter cash dividend. The second quarter dividend of $.33
per share is payable on June 1, 2012, to shareholders of record at
the close of business on May 16, 2012.
Leggett & Platt announced a dividend of $.28 per share for
the first quarter, a 3.7% increase versus the dividend declared in
the first quarter of 2011. The dividend was paid on April 13, 2012
to shareholders of record on March 15, 2012.
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