(By Balaseshan) Dividend announcement by companies on Friday include: Yum! Brands, PPL, ENSCO, Quest Diagnostics, Dr Pepper Snapple, Sigma-Aldrich, and Donaldson.
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.335 per common share, payable on Feb. 1, 2013 to shareholders of record on Jan. 11, 2013. The stock, which has been in $52.54 to $74.44 range for past year, closed regular session up 1.10% at $71.89.
PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.36 per common share, payable on Jan. 2, 2013 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 10, 2012. The stock, which has been in $26.68 to $30.18 range for past year, closed regular session up 2.11% at $28.54.
ENSCO Plc (NYSE: ESV) has declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per class A ordinary share, payable on Dec. 21 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 10. The stock, which has been in $41.63 to $61.48 range for past year, closed regular session down 0.16% at $54.67.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) said its board has increased quarterly dividend by 76% to $0.30 per share, payable Jan. 28, 2013 to shareholders of record on Jan. 11, 2013. The stock, which has been in $53.25 to $64.87 range for past year, closed regular session up 2.30% at $57.80.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.34 per common share, payable on Jan. 4, 2013 to shareholders of record on Dec. 17, 2012. The stock, which has been in $34.65 to $45.85 range for past year, closed regular session up 0.59% at $42.85.
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (NASDAQ: SIAL) has declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on Dec. 14 to shareholders of record on Nov. 30.The stock, which has been in $58.60 to $74.94 range for past year, closed regular session down 0.06% at $69.30.
Donaldson Co. Inc. (NYSE: DCI) has declared regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable on Dec. 21 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 6. The stock, which has been in $30.51 to $38.89 range for past year, closed regular session up 1.96% at $32.77.