(By Balaseshan) Dividend announcement by companies on Thursday include: Fluor, Church & Dwight, Avon Products, American Campus Communities, GNC Holdings, Westinghouse Air Brake, and Stantec.
Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share, payable January 3 to shareholders of record on December 3. The stock, which has been in a $44.99 to $64.67 range for the past year, is currently trading up 2.83 percent at $57.43.
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (NYSE: CHD) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, payable December 3 to stockholders of record on November 12. The stock, which has been in a $42 to $59.27 range for the past year, is currently trading up 0.69 percent at $51.11.
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, down from $0.23 per share in the previous quarter. The dividend is payable December 3 to shareholders of record on November 15. The stock, which has been in a $14.45 to $23.58 range for the past year, is currently trading up 1.10 percent at $15.66.
American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per common share, payable on November 27 to shareholders of record on November 13. The stock, which has been in a $36.78 to $48.10 range for the past year, is currently trading up 1.52 percent at $46.
GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) declared fourth-quarter cash dividend of $0.11 per common share, payable on or about December 31 to stockholders of record on December 14. The stock, which has been in a $24.54 to $42.70 range for past year, is currently trading down 2.02 percent at $37.89.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (NYSE: WAB) declared its regular quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share, payable on Nov. 30 to holders of record on Nov. 16. The stock, which has been in a $61.22 to $86.24 range for the past year, is currently trading up 1.09 percent at $82.92.
Stantec Inc. (NYSE: STN) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on January 17, 2013 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2012. The stock, which has been in a $23.21 to $37.52 range for the past year, is currently trading up 9.55 percent at $37.52.