Archive for December, 2007

NHI ex-dividend on 12/27 (5%)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

National Health Investors, a health care financial REIT, will pay a regular quarterly dividend of $1.350 on Jan 31st if you own the stock at market opening on Thursday, December 27. That’s 4.6% of the share price of $29, or a 18% annual yield. Includes a special dividend of 85 cents.

OFLX ex-dividend on 12/31 (5%, special)

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Omega Flex, a manufacturer of flexible metal hose, will pay a special dividend of $0.700 on Jan 17th to holders as of Monday, December 31. That’s 5% of the share price of $14.050. This will be the second special dividend the company has declared since going public in 2005.

JRT ex-dividend on 12/26 (10%, special)

Monday, December 17th, 2007

JER Investors Trust, a mortgage REIT, will pay a special dividend of $1.100 on Jan 30th if you own the stock at market opening on Wednesday, December 26. That’s 9.7% of the share price of $11.350. Includes a 65 cents special dividend on top of the 45 cents regular dividend.

MYE ex-dividend on 12/18 (2.4%, special)

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Rubber and plastic manufacturer Myers Industries will pay a special dividend of $0.340 on Jan 2nd to holders as of Tuesday, December 18. That’s 2.4% of the share price of $14.250. Includes a 6 cents regular dividend. This is part of an agreement that extends the closing date of its $1.1 billion acquisition by Goldman […]

IPSU ex-dividend on 12/20 (13%, special)

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Imperial Sugar will pay a special dividend of $2.500 on Jan 3rd to holders as of Thursday, December 20. That’s 12.9% of the share price of $19.450. Like many commodities, Sugar seems to be a good business those days, with gross margins above 15% for the second year in a row. The company already paid […]

CTBK ex-dividend on 12/19 (4%)

Monday, December 10th, 2007

City Bank, will pay a dividend of $1.000 on Jan 11th if you own the stock at market opening on Wednesday, December 19. That’s 4.5% of the share price of $22.390.

SFI ex-dividend on 12/13 (3%)

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

iStar Financial, a commercial financial REIT, will pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.870 on Dec 31st to holders as of Thursday, December 13. That’s 2.9% of the share price of $29.790, or a 12% annual yield.

GKK ex-dividend on 12/27 (10%, special)

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Gramercy Capital, a commercial mortgage REIT, will pay a special dividend of $2.630 on Jan 15th to holders as of Thursday, December 27. That’s 10.3% of the share price of $25.500. The special dividend was pre-anounced following the sale of Gramercy�s 45% interest in a Manhattan property. It also includes a 63c regular dividend.