Tag: consumer staples

  • Walgreens (WBA) in talks to sell to private equity firm

    Walgreens (WBA) in talks to sell to private equity firm

    Shares of Walgreens have jumped 21% on the news. Walgreens is in talks to sell itself to a private-equity firm in a deal that would take the pharmacy chain off the public market after its shares have been on a downward slide for nearly a decade. Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners have been discussing…

  • Philip Morris (PM) increases dividend by 3.8%, promotes evolving smoke-free portfolio

    Philip Morris (PM) increases dividend by 3.8%, promotes evolving smoke-free portfolio

    The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) has increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 3.8% to an annualized rate of $5.40 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share, up from $1.30 per share, is payable on October 10, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 26, 2024. The ex-dividend date is September 26, 2024. Philip Morris International…

  • Altria (MO) increases dividend by 4.1%, its 59th increase in 55 years

    Altria (MO) increases dividend by 4.1%, its 59th increase in 55 years

    Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.1% to $1.02 per share versus the previous rate of $0.98 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2024 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024. The ex-dividend date is…

  • Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 1.7%

    Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 1.7%

    The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend from $1.20 to $1.22 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable August 30, 2024, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 2024. Clorox has a long history of providing value to its…

  • Unilever (UL) increases dividend by 3%

    Unilever (UL) increases dividend by 3%

    From Unilever’s 2024 First Half Results PDF

  • J.M. Smucker (SJM) raises dividend by 1.9%, its 23rd straight annual increase

    J.M. Smucker (SJM) raises dividend by 1.9%, its 23rd straight annual increase

    The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced its Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $1.06 to $1.08 per common share, an increase of two percent. The next dividend will be paid on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, August 16,…