EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

We’re in for another week of earnings, and some companies reporting that investors may want to keep on their radar or consider adding to their portfolios include Walmart, Alibaba, Booking Holdings, Mercado Libre, Star Bulk, Carvana, and Baidu Inc.

Companies like Pitney Bowes Inc. and  Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Wabtec) Corporation are increasing their dividend payouts by up to 25%, with the deadline to qualify for these payouts approaching this week.

• Pitney Bowes Inc., a global technology company offering commerce solutions, will be increasing its cash dividend by 20%. The company’s share price has grown by nearly 50% since the beginning of the year and over 160% in the past 12 months.
• Wabtec Corporation, a global supplier of rail equipment, systems, and services, has increased its dividend payment by 25%. Although the stock price is down by less than half a percentage point, it has seen a 40% increase over the past year.

Past performance does not indicate future results. Yum Brands Inc. (owner of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut) is also increasing its cash dividend to shareholders.

Additionally, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, has initiated a dividend program, with the last day to buy shares and qualify for the first payout occurring this week.

Here's the full update for the week.

United Kingdom

BP PLC will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Exchange rate date - 17 March 2025
• Payment date - 28 March 2025

easyJet PLC will be paying £0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 21 March 2025

GSK Plc will be paying £0.16 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 April 2025

Land Securities Group PLC R.E.I.T will be paying £0.09 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 11 April 2025

Imperial Brands PLC will be paying  £0.54 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 31 March 2025

AstraZeneca PLC will be paying £1.68 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025
  
  

Australian 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be paying AU$2.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 March 2025

Domain Holdings Australia Limited will be paying AU$0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 February 2025
• Payment date - 11 March 2025

JB Hi-Fi Limited will be paying AU$1.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

ASX Limited will be paying AU$1.11  per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 21 March 2025

Amotiv Limited will be paying AU$0.18 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

American

Peabody Energy Corp will be paying $0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 February 2025
• Payment date - 11 March 2025

Gladstone Investment Corporation will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 February 2025

Gladstone Land Corp will be paying $0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 February 2025

Applied Materials Inc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 13 March 2025

Microsoft Corporation will be paying $0.83 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 13 March 2025

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc will be paying $0.88 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 February 2025
• Payment date - 20 March 2025

Yum Brands Inc will be paying $0.71 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

BP PLC will be paying $0.48 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 28 March 2025

Pitney Bowes Inc will be paying $0.06 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025

Wabtec Corporation will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025

AstraZeneca PLC will be paying $1.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 24 March 2025

GSK Plc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 10 April 2025

RTX Corporation will be paying $0.63 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 20 March 2025

HCI Group Inc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 February 2025
• Payment date - 21 March 2025

Organon & Company will be paying $0.28 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 February 2025
• Payment date - 13 March 2025

Exelon Corporation will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 February 2025
• Payment date - 14 March 2025

Skyworks Solutions Inc will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 February 2025
• Payment date - 17 March 2025

Microchip Technology Inc will be paying $0.45 per share.

• Last trading date - 21 February 2025
• Payment date - 07 March 2025
  
  

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