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Wed. Feb. 23, 2011

13 Dividend Stocks Headed In The Right Direction *

A photograph captures a moment in time. Seconds after the flash dims a tree could have fallen on the object of the photo or the sad looking man in the photo could have been told he just won a million dollars. In much the same way a dividend stock analysis is a snapshot in time, but the real question for the savvy dividend investor is ‘where is the stock headed?’ Here are four important directional metrics that I look for when updating my stock database…

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Mon. Feb. 7, 2011

Southside Bancshares Inc. (SBSI) Dividend Stock Analysis *

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net January 31, 2011.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Southside Bancshares Inc. (SBSI). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Southside Bancshares Inc. primarily provides financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and non-profit organizations.

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Fri. Apr. 30, 2010

How Often Should A Stock Pay And Raise Dividends? *

In the U.S. and Canada, most companies pay dividends quarterly. In other parts of the world, it is not uncommon for companies to pay an annual or a semi-annual dividend. That is not to say that North American companies sometimes choose not to pay quarterly dividends. For many years McDonald’s (MCD) paid an annual dividend. Since 2000, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) has paid an annual dividend and Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT) pays a semi-annual dividend. Going in the other direction, Realty Income Corp. (O) and Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) pay monthly dividends.


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Fri. May. 1, 2009

IBM Assumes Familiar Leadership Role *

IBM (IBM), a name once synonymous with blue-chip technology, faced a near-death experience in the early 1990′s when it misjudged the  importance of PCs at a time when demand for mainframes was waning and corporate downsizing was in full swing. IBM has never been able to regain it technology bellwether crown from Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC), but it has taken steps to regain its leadership role.


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Mon. Jan. 19, 2009

Stock Analysis: Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR) *

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net January 12, 2009.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services primarily in Texas.

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Mon. Oct. 1, 2007

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR)

Description: Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services primarily in Texas.


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