Selected Dividends and Earnings for February 27, 2011 to March 5, 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Dividends

• Applied Materials (AMAT) - $0.070 payable 23-Mar
• Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) - $0.250 payable 16-Mar
• Goldman Sachs (GS) - $0.350 payable 30-Mar
• Halliburton Company (HAL) - $0.090 payable 23-Mar
• ITT Corporation (ITT) - $0.250 payable 1-Apr
• Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) - $0.410 payable 22-Mar

Earnings

• AES Corporation (AES)
• Edison International (EIX) before market open
• General Growth Properties Inc (GGP)
• Luxottica Group (LUX)
• Range Resources (RRC) after market close
• Titanium Metals Corporation (TIE) before market open
• Warnaco Group, Inc. (WRC) after market close

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Dividends

• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.025 payable 7-Mar
• Southwest Airlines (LUV) - $0.005 payable 24-Mar

Earnings

• AutoZone Inc. (AZO) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
• MBIA Inc. (MBI) after market close

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Dividends

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) - $0.220 payable 23-Mar
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $0.010 payable 25-Mar
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW) - $0.290 payable 1-Apr
• Dominion Resources Inc. (D) - $0.493 payable 20-Mar
• El Paso Corp. (EP) - $0.010 payable 1-Apr
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) - $0.125 payable 4-Apr
• Gannett (GCI) - $0.040 payable 1-Apr
• Kimberly-Clark (KMB) - $0.700 payable 4-Apr
• Nordstrom (JWN) - $0.230 payable 15-Mar
• Omnicom Group (OMC) - $0.250 payable 1-Apr
• PepsiCo (PEP) - $0.480 payable 31-Mar
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - $0.030 payable 4-Apr
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.153 payable 21-Mar
• Sealed Air (SEE) - $0.130 payable 18-Mar

Earnings

• Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
• MAIDENFORM BRANDS INC (MFB) before market open
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS)

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Dividends

• Ensco plc (ESV) - $0.350 payable 18-Mar
• Ensco plc (ESV) - $0.350 payable 18-Mar
• Frontier Oil (FTO) - $0.060 payable 21-Mar
• Frontier Oil (FTO) - $0.280 payable 21-Mar
• Nike (NKE) - $0.310 payable 1-Apr
• Praxair Inc (PX) - $0.500 payable 15-Mar
• UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) - $0.125 payable 21-Mar

Earnings

• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)
• Novell, Inc. (NOVL)
• The Kroger Co. (KR)
• The Progressive Corporation (PGR)
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open

Friday, March 4, 2011

Dividends

• Ecolab Inc. (ECL) - $0.175 payable 15-Apr
• Tyco Electronics (TEL) - $0.160 payable 16-Mar

Earnings

• Veolia Environnement SA (VE)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for February 20, 2011 to February 26, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dividends

• Mattel (MAT) - $0.230 payable 11-Mar
• Snap-on Incorporated (SNA) - $0.320 payable 10-Mar
• The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) - $0.250 payable 10-Mar

Earnings

• Ameren Corporation (AEE) before market open
• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Dillard's (DDS) after market close
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Genuine Parts (GPC) before market open
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) after market close
• Home Depot Inc (HD) before market open
• Macy's, Inc. (M) before market open
• Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS) before market open
• Medtronic Inc. (MDT)
• Office Depot Inc. (ODP) before market open
• PSEG (PEG) before market open
• Questar Corp. (STR) after market close
• RadioShack Corporation (RSH) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• VF Corporation (VFC) before market open
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) before market open

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Dividends

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) - $0.175 payable 15-Mar
• Barclays PLC (BCS) - $0.161 payable 18-Mar
• Limited Brands (LTD) - $0.200 payable 11-Mar
• Marriott International (MAR) - $0.088 payable 1-Apr
• QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) - $0.190 payable 25-Mar
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.140 payable 15-Mar
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.365 payable 11-Mar
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.345 payable 15-Mar
• The Jones Group Inc. (JNY) - $0.050 payable 11-Mar
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) - $0.250 payable 10-Mar
• Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) - $0.430 payable 15-Mar

Earnings

• American Tower Corp. (AMT)
• DIRECTV (DTV)
• Fluor Corporation (FLR)
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG)
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• Lowe's Companies (LOW)
• Nicor Inc. (GAS) before market open
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) before market open
• The Washington Post Company (WPO)
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) after market close

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Dividends

• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - $0.160 payable 14-Mar
• Cooper Industries plc (CBE) - $0.290 payable 1-Apr
• Corning (GLW) - $0.050 payable 31-Mar
• CSX Corporation (CSX) - $0.260 payable 15-Mar
• Dover Corporation (DOV) - $0.275 payable 15-Mar
• General Electric (GE) - $0.140 payable 25-Apr
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.025 payable 14-Mar
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) - $0.680 payable 19-Mar
• M&T Bank Corporation (MTB) - $0.700 payable 31-Mar
• Meredith Corporation (MDP) - $0.255 payable 15-Mar
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) - $0.280 payable 15-Mar
• Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) - $0.050 payable 15-Mar
• Northrop Grumman (NOC) - $0.470 payable 12-Mar
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) - $0.075 payable 10-Mar
• SunTrust (STI) - $0.010 payable 15-Mar
• Time Warner Inc. (TWX) - $0.235 payable 15-Mar
• Union Pacific (UNP) - $0.380 payable 1-Apr
• Viacom (VIA.B) - $0.150 payable 1-Apr

Earnings

• American International Group (AIG) after market close
• Applied Materials (AMAT)
• Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK)
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS)
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX)
• El Paso Corp. (EP)
• Ensco plc (ESV) before market open
• Frontier Oil (FTO)
• Gap Inc. (GPS)
• General Motors Company (GM) before market open
• Kohls Corporation (KSS) before market open
• Mylan Inc. (MYL) before market open
• Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) before market open
• Patterson Dental (PDCO) before market open
• Safeway Inc. (SWY)
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close
• Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) before market open
• Sempra Energy (SRE) before market open
• Southwestern Energy (SWN) after market close
• Target Corporation (TGT)
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open

Friday, February 25, 2011

Dividends

• Ball Corporation (BLL) - $0.070 payable 15-Mar
• Goodrich Corporation (GR) - $0.290 payable 1-Apr
• Hartford Financial Services (HIG) - $0.100 payable 1-Apr
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.540 payable 15-Mar
• Kellogg Co. (K) - $0.405 payable 15-Mar
• KeyCorp (KEY) - $0.010 payable 15-Mar
• L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL) - $0.450 payable 15-Mar
• Lockheed Martin (LMT) - $0.750 payable 25-Mar
• Loews Corp. (L) - $0.063 payable 14-Mar
• Lorillard, Inc. (LO) - $1.300 payable 11-Mar
• Marshall & Ilsley (MI) - $0.010 payable 11-Mar
• McDonald's Corporation (MCD) - $0.610 payable 15-Mar
• McKesson Corporation (MCK) - $0.180 payable 1-Apr
• Realty Income Corporation (O) - $0.144 payable 15-Mar
• Sara Lee (SLE) - $0.115 payable 8-Apr
• Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) - $0.180 payable 15-Mar
• Supervalu Inc. (SVU) - $0.088 payable 15-Mar
• Tyson Foods (TSN) - $0.040 payable 15-Mar
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) - $0.020 payable 15-Mar
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) - $0.150 payable 15-Mar

Earnings

• JCPenney (JCP) before market open
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM) before market open
• Public Storage (PSA) after market close
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for September 20, 2009 to September 26, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009

Dividends

• Developers Diversified Realty Co. (DDR) - $0.020 payable 15-Oct

Earnings

• Lennar Corporation (LEN) before market open

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Dividends

• Safeway Inc. (SWY) - $0.100 payable 15-Oct
• Sempra Energy (SRE) - $0.390 payable 15-Oct
• Xcel Energy (XEL) - $0.245 payable 20-Oct

Earnings

• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) before market open
• ConAgra Foods (CAG)

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Dividends

• Frontier Oil (FTO) - $0.060 payable 14-Oct
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) - $0.050 payable 9-Oct
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS) - $0.083 payable 15-Oct

Earnings

• AutoZone Inc. (AZO) before market open
• Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY)
• Cintas Corporation (CTAS) after market close
• General Mills, Inc. (GIS) before market open
• Paychex (PAYX) after market close

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Dividends

• Avalonbay Communities (AVB) - $0.893 payable 15-Oct
• Harley-Davidson (HOG) - $0.100 payable 8-Oct
• Philip Morris International (PM) - $0.580 payable 9-Oct

Earnings

• McCormick & Company, Inc. (MKC) before market open

Friday, September 25, 2009

Earnings

• KB Home (KBH) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for August 2, 2009 to August 8, 2009

Monday, August 3, 2009

Dividends

• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 26-Aug

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Barclays PLC (BCS)
• Centex Corporation (CTX) after market close
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Clorox (CLX) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• Humana Inc. (HUM)
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 20-Aug
• HCP, INC. (HCP) - $0.460 payable 19-Aug
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 20-Aug
• Pall Corp. (PLL) - $0.145 payable 20-Aug
• RR Donnelley (RRD) - $0.260 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• BMC Software (BMC) after market close
• Cameron (CAM) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• DaVita (DVA) after market close
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Entergy (ETR)
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Molex Inc. (MOLX)
• NiSource (NI) before market open
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Unum Group (UNM) after market close
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI) after market close

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-Aug
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Sep
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 29-Aug
• IMS Health (RX) - $0.030 payable 4-Sep
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Sep
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.340 payable 10-Sep
• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Aug
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Sep
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 31-Aug
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 4-Sep
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG)
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)
• Procter & Gamble Company (PG)
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN)
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Sep
• CA (CA) - $0.040 payable 19-Aug
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 31-Aug
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Aug
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Sep
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 24-Aug
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 11-Sep
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) after market close
• Ameren Corporation (AEE)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) before market open
• Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) before market open
• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX) after market close
• El Paso Corp. (EP)
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM) after market close
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Friday, August 7, 2009

Dividends

• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Sep
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.650 payable 14-Sep

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for May 3, 2009 to May 9, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Earnings

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Entergy (ETR) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• McKesson Corporation (MCK)
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S)
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) before market open
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dividends

• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Jun
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Jun
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 21-May
• MeadWestvaco (MWV) - $0.230 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) before market open
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
• Centex Corporation (CTX)
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• GENPACT LIMITED (G)
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Legg Mason (LM)
• Lincoln National (LNC) after market close
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Precision Castparts (PCP) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• Sempra Energy (SRE)
• SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. (SIRF) after market close
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) before market open

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-May
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Jun
• Charles Schwab (SCHW) - $0.060 payable 22-May
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 29-May
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 15-May
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 30-May
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Jun
• Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) - payable 12-May
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Jun
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 5-Jun
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) after market close
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) after market close
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG) before market open
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Symantec (SYMC)
• Tesoro Corporation (TSO) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER) after market close
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun
• Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) - $0.050 payable 20-May
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 26-May
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Jun
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Jun
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.950 payable 12-Jun
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• American International Group (AIG) after market close
• Cameron (CAM)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX)
• Dynegy, Inc. (DYN)
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• Luxottica Group (LUX)
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Sara Lee (SLE)
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open

Friday, May 8, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-May
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) - $1.359 payable

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for November 2, 2008 to November 8, 2008

Monday, November 3, 2008

Dividends

• CONSOL Energy (CNX) - $0.100 payable 21-Nov
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.013 payable 19-Nov
• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 25-Nov
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.320 payable 19-Nov

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Tower Corp. (AMT) before market open
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) after market close
• DaVita (DVA)
• Dynavax (DVAX) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• MasterCard Incorporated (MA) after market close
• Nicor Inc. (GAS) before market open
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) after market close

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Dividends

• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Nov
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) - $0.110 payable 26-Nov

Earnings

• Ameren Corporation (AEE) before market open
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) before market open
• Nautilus, Inc. (NLS) before market open
• NiSource (NI)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.170 payable 25-Nov
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP) - $0.170 payable 21-Nov
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.090 payable 28-Nov
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Nov
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Dec
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Dec
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.320 payable 10-Dec
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.320 payable 2-Dec
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 25-Nov
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.400 payable 5-Dec
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.340 payable 1-Dec
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) - $0.600 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Avalonbay Communities (AVB) after market close
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) before market open
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• General Growth Properties Inc (GGP) before market open
• Hospira (HSP) before market open
• IAC (IACI) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) after market close
• Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) before market open
• MAIDENFORM BRANDS INC (MFB) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Medco Health Solutions (MHS) before market open
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) before market open
• Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (RAX) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sara Lee (SLE) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Time Warner Inc. (TWX) before market open
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean Inc. (RIG) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI)
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Dividends

• Allergan (AGN) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Dec
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD) - $0.370 payable 9-Dec
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.130 payable 29-Nov
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.500 payable 10-Dec
• MetLife, Inc. (MET) - $0.740 payable 15-Dec
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Dec
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.400 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)
• AutoNation (AN) before market open
• Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BRL)
• CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) after market close
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG) before market open
• Dynegy Inc. (DYN)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• King Pharmaceuticals (KG) before market open
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM)
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Tyco Electronics (TEL) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Warnaco Group, Inc. (WRC) before market open
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN)
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open

Friday, November 7, 2008

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-Nov
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.585 payable 15-Dec
• ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM) - $0.400 payable 10-Dec
• Fortune Brands (FO) - $0.440 payable 1-Dec
• United States Steel Corp. (X) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.150 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• Edison International (EIX)
• Ford Motor Company (F) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for September 21, 2008 to September 27, 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008

Dividends

• Kraft Foods (KFT) - $0.290 payable 8-Oct
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) - $0.040 payable 1-Oct

Earnings

• AutoZone Inc. (AZO) before market open

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Dividends

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) - $5.000 payable 10-Oct
• Safeway Inc. (SWY) - $0.083 payable 16-Oct
• Sempra Energy (SRE) - $0.350 payable 15-Oct
• Xcel Energy (XEL) - $0.238 payable 20-Oct

Earnings

• Lennar Corporation (LEN) before market open

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Dividends

• Danaher (DHR) - $0.030 payable 31-Oct
• Developers Diversified Realty Co. (DDR) - $0.690 payable 7-Oct
• Frontier Oil (FTO) - $0.060 payable 16-Oct
• Hercules (HPC) - $0.050 payable 17-Oct
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) - $0.050 payable 10-Oct

Earnings

• Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY)
• Nike (NKE)
• Paychex (PAYX) after market close

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Dividends

• American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) - $0.100 payable 10-Oct

Earnings

• Discover Financial Services (DFS) before market open
• McCormick & Company, Inc. (MKC)

Friday, September 26, 2008

Dividends

• Boston Properties (BXP) - $0.680 payable 31-Oct
• Deere & Company (DE) - $0.280 payable 3-Nov
• Dillard's (DDS) - $0.040 payable 3-Nov
• Edison International (EIX) - $0.305 payable 31-Oct
• Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) - $0.150 payable 21-Oct
• Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) - $0.200 payable 15-Oct
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) - $0.310 payable 14-Oct
• Massey Energy Company (MEE) - $0.050 payable 14-Oct
• Molex Inc. (MOLX) - $0.153 payable 24-Oct
• Nicor Inc. (GAS) - $0.465 payable 1-Nov
• Nucor (NUE) - $0.520 payable 11-Nov
• PG&E Corporation (PCG) - $0.390 payable 15-Oct
• The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) - $0.420 payable 30-Oct
• U.S. Bancorp (USB) - $0.425 payable 15-Oct
• Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) - $0.190 payable 15-Oct
• Windstream Communications (WIN) - $0.250 payable 15-Oct
• Xerox Corporation (XRX) - $0.043 payable 31-Oct
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) - $0.120 payable 15-Oct

Earnings

• Jabil Circuit, Inc. (JBL) before market open
• KB Home (KBH) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Gasoline Turnaround? Reducing exposure to refiners (VLO, TSO, FTO)

Valero (VLO), Tesoro (TSO), and Frontier Oil (FTO) are my favorite refiners. I use them to play the crack spread. They are ideal for put selling because of high volatility and strong book values (refineries are easy to value at replacement cost times some modifier).

After a 4.3M draw in gasoline inventories vs. 1.3M expected draw, refiners are up ~10%. So I am taking some positions off the table. In particular, FTO Aug 17.5/15 Put spread and TSO Aug 15/12.5 Put spread. I am hoping to sell another similar spread in Sep options on any pullback. If this is actually a turn around, naked puts in FTO, TSO, and VLO will be making money. So I am leaving those on the table as they are several months out and I am near breakeven.

Nice to have a stable day after a massive rally, even if you are taking loses are hedges.

Two Interesting Drops: Whole Foods Market (WFMI) and Otter Tail (OTTR)

During the day, Otter Tail (OTTR), a wind energy play, is down 20% and back to reasonable valuations after an earnings miss. Possible slow down trend in days to come as the Cramerica crowd get nervous. After that, it's a good put selling stock. High dividend payout means that there is some pricing support (and it's great to carry the stock while selling calls against it). I am looking at selling some longer term options.

Don't know much about OTTR. Did a rush read through the annual report during the day. They are a bunch of diversified businesses. So I am going to add some delta and then see where it heads. I like dividend stocks in interesting industries.

With the new lower multiple, it might be interesting to pair trade OTTR and FPL (i.e. short FPL and long OTTR).

Whole Foods Market (WFMI) misses and guides down. WFMI is down 20% after hours. I am short some Aug 24 calls against some naked Nov 25 puts. Looking to increase delta at these levels through a combination of events. Let the Aug 24 calls expire. Buy back the puts and the stock (artificial assignment). Then sell some more out of the money puts.

It wasn't hard to guess that WFMI would miss and guide down. High end groceries in a consumer led downturn. It's a matter of whether the news is priced in. On a huge rally day, the news seems particularly bad.

So, the interim plan is: Sell covered calls on banks (WB, BAC, BCS); sell front month naked calls (as a way of initiating a short position) on credit risk plays (COF, FNM, FRE); sell long term out of the money naked puts on commodities (CHK, FCX, VLO, TSO, FTO).