(By Balaseshan) Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA), a global payments and technology company, said its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents to holders of its Class A and Class B common shares, payable November 9 to shareholders of record October 10. The stock, which has been in the $293.01 to $466.98 range for the past year, traded 1.56% higher at $444.33 on Tuesday.
Steel and steel products maker Nucor Corp. (NYSE:NUE) said its board of directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.365 per share, payable on November 9 to stockholders of record on September 28. This is Nucor's 158th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The stock, which has been in the $29.82 to $45.75 range for the past year, is currently trading up 0.46% at $39.31 on Tuesday.
Valmont Industries Inc. (NYSE:VMI), a producer of fabricated metal products, said its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 22.5 cents per share, which indicates an annual rate of 90.0 cents per share. The dividend is payable on October 15 to shareholders of record on September 28. The stock, which has been in the $73 to $135.68 range for the past year, is currently trading down 0.46% at $133.07 on Tuesday.
Railcars and railcar parts manufacturer Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN) said it has declared a quarterly dividend of 11 cents per share on its $1.00 par value common stock. The dividend, representing Trinity's 194th consecutively paid dividend, is payable October 31 to stockholders of record on October 15. The stock, which has been in the $19.10 to $36.09 range for the past year, is currently trading up 2.23% at $31.59 on Tuesday.
Post Properties Inc. (NYSE:PPS) said it has declared quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share for the third quarter of 2012, payable on October 15 to all stockholders of record as of September 28. The stock, which has been in the $32.18 to $52.98 range for the past year, is currently trading down 0.39% at $50.62 on Tuesday.
New Jersey Resources Corp. (NYSE:NJR), an energy services holding company, said its board has unanimously approved a 5.3% increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $0.40 from $0.38 per share, payable October 1 to shareowners of record on September 24. The new annual dividend rate will be $1.60 per share. The stock, which has been in the $40.10 to $50.48 range for the past year, is currently trading up 0.53% at $45.59 on Tuesday.
Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) said its board of trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, payable on October 19 to holders of record on October 5. The stock, which has been in the $6.77 to $12.54 range for the past year, is currently trading up 0.24% at $12.41 on Tuesday.
Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) said it will pay a third quarter 2012 dividend of $0.36 per common share on October 19 to stockholders of record as of September 28. The stock, which has been in the $10 to $14.45 range for the past year, is currently trading down 0.83% at $14.29 on Tuesday.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CWCO), which operates seawater desalination plants, said its its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share, payable October 31 to shareholders of record on October 1. The stock, which has been in the $6.93 to $9.88 range for the past year, is currently trading down 2.37% at $8.25 on Tuesday.
One Liberty Properties Inc. (NYSE:OLP) said it has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.33 per share, payable October 4 to stockholders of record on September 25. The stock, which has been in the $14 to $20.36 range for the past year, is currently trading down 0.51% at $19.44 on Tuesday.