(By Balaseshan) Dividend announcement by companies on Friday include: Apollo Residential Mortgage, Graco, Piedmont Natural Gas, Park Electrochemical, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Kennedy-Wilson, RLJ Lodging Trust, Dynamic Materials, A. H. Belo, and Premier Financial Bancorp.
Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc. (NYSE:AMTG) has declared a dividend of $0.85 per common share for the third quarter, a $0.10 increase from the second quarter. The dividend is payable on October 31 to stockholders of record on September 28. The stock, which has been in $14.02 to $22.90 range for past year, is currently trading up 4.56% at $22.45 on Friday.
Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG), a maker of fluid-handling systems and components, has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22-1/2 cents per common share, payable on November 7, to shareholders of record on October 22. The stock, which has been in $32.01 to $56.66 range for past year, is currently trading up 1.12% at $52.32 on Friday.
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. (NYSE:PNY) has declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per common share, payable October 15, to holders of record on September 24. The stock, which has been in $27.04 to $34.74 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.03% at $32.55 on Friday.
Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE:PKE), a global advanced materials company, has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable November 5 to stockholders of record on October 5. The stock, which has been in $19.44 to $32.19 range for past year, is currently trading up 3.56% at $27.96 on Friday.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB), an internally managed hotel investment company, has declared third-quarter cash dividend of $0.12 per common share of beneficial interest, to be paid on October 15 to shareholders of record as of September 28. The stock, which has been in $14.00 to $25.36 range for past year, is currently trading up 1.36% at $25.30 on Friday.
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KW), an international real estate investment and services firm, has declared third-quarter dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on October 4 to shareholders of record on September 28. The stock, which has been in $10.08 to $14.84 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.21% at $14.63 on Friday.
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.165 per common share of beneficial interest, payable on October 15, to shareholders of record as of September 28. The stock, which has been in $11.66 to $19.75 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.11% at $19 on Friday.
Dynamic Materials Corp. (NASDAQ:BOOM), a provider of explosion-welded clad metal plates, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on October 15 to shareholders of record as of September 28. The stock, which has been in $14.00 to $24.53 range for past year, is currently trading up 2.72% at $16.55 on Friday.
A. H. Belo Corp. (NYSE:AHC), which operates four metropolitan daily newspapers, has declared a special cash dividend of $0.24 per share, and a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, both payable on December 7 to shareholders of record on November 16. The stock, which has been in $3.60 to $6.49 range for past year, is currently trading up 1.72% at $4.73 on Friday.
Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PFBI) has declared third-quarter cash dividend of $0.11 per common share, payable on September 28 to shareholders of record on September 25. The stock, which has been in $3.75 to $9.50 range for past year, is currently trading up 3.26% at $9.50 on Friday.