(By Balaseshan) Dividend announcement by companies on Thursday include: Verizon, Chubb, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Cameco, Wisconsin Energy, National Fuel Gas, Hasbro, and Safeway.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has declared quarterly dividend of 51.5 cents per share, payable on Feb. 1 to shareowners of record on Jan. 10, 2013. The stock, which has been in $36.80 to $48.77 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.77% at $44.44.
Chubb Corp. (NYSE: CB) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, payable on Jan. 8, 2013 to shareholders of record on Dec. 21, 2012. The stock, which has been in $66.38 to $81.80 range for past year, is currently trading down 0.91% at $77.47.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.94 per share, payable on Jan. 28, 2013 to shareholders of record on Dec. 28, 2012. The stock, which has been in $66.32 to $81.68 range for past year, is currently trading down 0.50% at $80.79.
Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on Jan. 15, 2013 to shareholders of record on Dec. 31, 2012. The stock, which has been in $16.41 to $26.45 range for past year, is currently trading up 1.02% at $18.79.
Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE: WEC) has raised quarterly dividend by 4 cents to 34 cents a share, payable on March 1 to stockholders of record on Feb. 14, 2013. The stock, which has been in $32.40 to $41.48 range for past year, is currently trading down 0.32% at $37.69.
National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE: NFG) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.365 per share, payable on Dec. 28 to shareholders of record on Dec. 17. The stock, which has been in $41.57 to $59.75 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.34% at $52.63.
Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share, payable on Dec. 27 to shareholders of record on Dec. 17. The stock, which has been in $31.51 to $39.98 range for past year, is currently trading up 0.42% at $37.15.
Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) has declared quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share, payable on Dec. 31 to stockholders of record on Dec. 17. The stock, which has been in $14.73 to $23.16 range for past year, is currently trading up 2.46% at $17.89.