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 November 28, 2010 to December 4, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010

Dividends

• Ashland (ASH) - $0.150 payable 15-Dec
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.150 payable 15-Dec
• Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) - $0.200 payable 15-Dec
• Ball Corporation (BLL) - $0.100 payable 15-Dec
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) - $0.200 payable 15-Dec
• Goodrich Corporation (GR) - $0.290 payable 30-Dec
• Hartford Financial Services (HIG) - $0.050 payable 3-Jan
• Kellogg Co. (K) - $0.405 payable 15-Dec
• Lockheed Martin (LMT) - $0.750 payable 31-Dec
• Lorillard, Inc. (LO) - $1.125 payable 13-Dec
• M&T Bank Corporation (MTB) - $0.700 payable 31-Dec
• Marshall & Ilsley (MI) - $0.010 payable 10-Dec
• McDonald's Corporation (MCD) - $0.610 payable 15-Dec
• McKesson Corporation (MCK) - $0.180 payable 3-Jan
• Realty Income Corporation (O) - $0.144 payable 15-Dec
• Sara Lee (SLE) - $0.115 payable 31-Dec
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.210 payable 7-Jan
• Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) - $0.160 payable 15-Dec
• Supervalu Inc. (SVU) - $0.088 payable 15-Dec
• The Coca-Cola Company (KO) - $0.440 payable 15-Dec
• Tyson Foods (TSN) - $0.040 payable 15-Dec
• Waste Management (WM) - $0.315 payable 17-Dec
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) - $0.020 payable 15-Dec

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Dividends

• Goldman Sachs (GS) - $0.350 payable 30-Dec
• Home Depot Inc (HD) - $0.236 payable 16-Dec

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Dividends

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) - $0.220 payable 22-Dec
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $0.010 payable 24-Dec
• El Paso Corp. (EP) - $0.010 payable 3-Jan
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) - $0.125 payable 4-Jan
• Halliburton Company (HAL) - $0.090 payable 23-Dec
• Manitowoc (MTW) - $0.080 payable 13-Dec
• Mattel (MAT) - $0.830 payable 16-Dec
• National Oilwell Varco (NOV) - $0.110 payable 17-Dec
• PepsiCo (PEP) - $0.480 payable 3-Jan
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - $0.030 payable 3-Jan
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 17-Dec
• Sealed Air (SEE) - $0.130 payable 17-Dec
• Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) - $0.340 payable 14-Dec

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Dividends

• Coach, Inc. (COH) - $0.150 payable 3-Jan
• Ensco plc (ESV) - $0.350 payable 17-Dec
• Ensco plc (ESV) - $0.350 payable 17-Dec
• Nike (NKE) - $0.310 payable 30-Dec

Earnings

• Novell, Inc. (NOVL) after market close
• The Kroger Co. (KR)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Dividends

• CenturyLink (CTL) - $0.725 payable 20-Dec
• Limited Brands (LTD) - $3.000 payable 21-Dec
• Praxair Inc (PX) - $0.450 payable 15-Dec
• UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) - $0.125 payable 21-Dec

Earnings

• Big Lots, Inc. (BIG)

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 14, 2010 to November 20, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.300 payable 1-Dec
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.595 payable 15-Dec
• Corning (GLW) - $0.050 payable 17-Dec
• L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL) - $0.400 payable 15-Dec
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.250 payable 10-Dec
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.150 payable 10-Dec
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.050 payable 15-Dec

Earnings

• Exceed Company Ltd (EDS) after market close
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) after market close
• Lowe's Companies (LOW)
• Nordstrom (JWN) after market close

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.150 payable 9-Dec
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.720 payable 10-Dec
• Expedia, Inc. (EXPE) - $0.070 payable 9-Dec
• Marriott International (MAR) - $0.088 payable 7-Jan
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) - $0.344 payable 2-Dec
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.160 payable 9-Dec
• Starbucks (SBUX) - $0.130 payable 3-Dec

Earnings

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) before market open
• Home Depot Inc (HD) before market open
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) before market open
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) before market open

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.525 payable 12-Dec
• Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) - $0.100 payable 30-Nov
• Barclays PLC (BCS) - $0.065 payable 10-Dec
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.100 payable 10-Dec
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.303 payable 10-Dec
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.105 payable 10-Dec
• PACCAR (PCAR) - $0.120 payable 6-Dec
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) - $0.365 payable 12-Dec
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.140 payable 13-Dec
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.360 payable 3-Dec
• Snap-on Incorporated (SNA) - $0.320 payable 10-Dec
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.250 payable 10-Dec
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) - $0.550 payable 3-Dec
• United Technologies (UTX) - $0.425 payable 10-Dec
• Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) - $0.430 payable 15-Dec

Earnings

• Applied Materials (AMAT) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) after market close
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Dividends

• AmerisourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 6-Dec
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.263 payable 1-Dec
• FedEx (FDX) - $0.120 payable 17-Dec
• Ryder System, Inc. (R) - $0.270 payable 17-Dec

Earnings

• American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)
• Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) after market close
• Dell Inc. (DELL)
• Gamestop Corp. (GME)
• Gap Inc. (GPS)
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close
• Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) before market open
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS) before market open

Friday, November 19, 2010

Dividends

• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) - $1.150 payable 17-Dec

Earnings

• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)

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 30, 2009 to September 5, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Dividends

• Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) - $0.200 payable 16-Sep
• Halliburton Company (HAL) - $0.090 payable 22-Sep
• Hartford Financial Services (HIG) - $0.050 payable 1-Oct
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.210 payable 2-Oct

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Dividends

• Home Depot Inc (HD) - $0.225 payable 17-Sep
• Southwest Airlines (LUV) - $0.005 payable 24-Sep

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Dividends

• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $0.010 payable 25-Sep
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW) - $0.240 payable 1-Oct
• El Paso Corp. (EP) - $0.050 payable 1-Oct
• Ensco International (ESV) - $0.025 payable 18-Sep
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) - $0.125 payable 2-Oct
• Genuine Parts (GPC) - $0.400 payable 1-Oct
• Kimberly-Clark (KMB) - $0.600 payable 2-Oct
• Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) - $0.380 payable 1-Oct
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) - $0.180 payable 30-Sep
• PepsiCo (PEP) - $0.450 payable 30-Sep
• Praxair Inc (PX) - $0.400 payable 15-Sep
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - $0.030 payable 28-Sep
• Sealed Air (SEE) - $0.120 payable 18-Sep
• The Stanley Works (SWK) - $0.330 payable 22-Sep

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Dividends

• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) - $0.700 payable 21-Sep
• Coach, Inc. (COH) - $0.075 payable 28-Sep
• International Game Technology (IGT) - $0.060 payable 9-Oct
• Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) - $0.100 payable 28-Sep
• Nike (NKE) - $0.250 payable 1-Oct
• Sara Lee (SLE) - $0.110 payable 7-Oct
• VF Corporation (VFC) - $0.590 payable 18-Sep
• Waste Management (WM) - $0.290 payable 25-Sep

Earnings

• Ciena Corporation (CIEN) before market open

Friday, September 4, 2009

Dividends

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) - $0.090 payable 23-Sep
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) - $0.330 payable 30-Sep
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) - $0.250 payable 30-Sep
• PSEG (PEG) - $0.333 payable 30-Sep

Earnings

• H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) 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 16, 2009 to August 22, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.280 payable 1-Sep
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.680 payable 10-Sep
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.590 payable 15-Sep
• D.R. Horton (DHI) - $0.038 payable 28-Aug
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Sep

Earnings

• Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) after market close
• Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.140 payable 10-Sep
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.075 payable 15-Sep
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.303 payable 10-Sep
• Marriott International (MAR) - payable 3-Sep
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) - $0.339 payable 3-Sep
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.130 payable 10-Sep
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Sep
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.170 payable 10-Sep

Earnings

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) after market close
• Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) before market open
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) after market close
• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) before market open

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.510 payable 12-Sep
• Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) - $0.100 payable 31-Aug
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 1-Sep
• ITT Corporation (ITT) - $0.213 payable 1-Oct
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.125 payable 14-Sep
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 11-Sep
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.355 payable 11-Sep
• United Technologies (UTX) - $0.385 payable 10-Sep
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.138 payable 12-Sep

Earnings

• Deere & Company (DE) before market open
• Harman International Industries (HAR) after market close
• JDSU (JDSU) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP)

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.060 payable 8-Sep
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 4-Sep
• Ryder System, Inc. (R) - $0.250 payable 18-Sep
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) - $0.450 payable 9-Sep

Earnings

• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS)
• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) before market open
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Patterson Dental (PDCO) before market open
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close
• Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) before market open

Friday, August 21, 2009

Dividends

• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Sep
• Goldman Sachs (GS) - $0.350 payable 24-Sep
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.490 payable 8-Sep
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.120 payable 15-Sep
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Sep

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 March 8, 2009 to March 14, 2009

Monday, March 9, 2009

Dividends

• Ameren Corporation (AEE) - $0.385 payable 31-Mar
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) - $0.090 payable 25-Mar
• Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI) - $0.400 payable 1-Apr
• CBS Corporation (CBS) - $0.050 payable 1-Apr
• CIGNA (CI) - $0.040 payable 10-Apr
• FedEx (FDX) - $0.110 payable 1-Apr
• H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) - $0.150 payable 1-Apr
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) - $0.080 payable 1-Apr

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Dividends

• Allegheny Technologies (ATI) - $0.180 payable 27-Mar
• Developers Diversified Realty Co. (DDR) - $0.200 payable 21-Apr
• Home Depot Inc (HD) - $0.225 payable 26-Mar
• Legg Mason (LM) - $0.240 payable 13-Apr

Earnings

• Nautilus, Inc. (NLS)
• The Kroger Co. (KR)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Dividends

• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) - $0.330 payable 1-Apr
• Black & Decker Corporation (BDK) - $0.420 payable 27-Mar
• Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) - $0.070 payable 26-Mar
• Comerica Incorporated (CMA) - $0.050 payable 1-Apr
• Family Dollar (FDO) - $0.135 payable 15-Apr
• First Horizon National Corporation (FHN) - payable 1-Apr
• Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) - $0.010 payable 1-Apr
• Johnson Controls (JCI) - $0.130 payable 2-Apr
• Leggett & Platt (LEG) - $0.250 payable 15-Apr
• Macy's, Inc. (M) - $0.050 payable 1-Apr
• NYSE Euronext (NYX) - $0.300 payable 31-Mar
• Smith International, Inc. (SII) - $0.120 payable 13-Apr
• Textron Inc. (TXT) - $0.020 payable 1-Apr
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) - $0.200 payable 1-Apr
• The Coca-Cola Company (KO) - $0.410 payable 1-Apr
• Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) - $0.273 payable 6-Apr
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) - $0.110 payable 30-Mar
• XL Capital Ltd (XL) - $0.100 payable 31-Mar

Earnings

• American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO) before market open
• National Semiconductor (NSM)
• Pall Corp. (PLL) after market close
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Dividends

• Altria Group, Inc. (MO) - $0.320 payable 10-Apr
• BJ Services Company (BJS) - $0.050 payable 15-Apr
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) - $0.160 payable 31-Mar
• DTE Energy Company (DTE) - $0.530 payable 15-Apr
• Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) - $0.440 payable 1-Apr
• Equity Residential (EQR) - $0.483 payable 9-Apr
• Fidelity National Information (FIS) - $0.050 payable 30-Mar
• Hess Corporation (HES) - $0.100 payable 31-Mar
• Public Storage (PSA) - $0.550 payable 31-Mar
• T. Rowe Price (TROW) - $0.250 payable 30-Mar

Earnings

• Luxottica Group (LUX)

Friday, March 13, 2009

Dividends

• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) - $0.700 payable 31-Mar
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) - $0.688 payable 31-Mar
• Massey Energy Company (MEE) - $0.060 payable 31-Mar
• Range Resources (RRC) - $0.040 payable 31-Mar
• Seacoast Banking FL (SBCF) - $0.010 payable 31-Mar

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 30, 2008 to December 6, 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

Dividends

• Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) - $0.410 payable 17-Dec
• Halliburton Company (HAL) - $0.090 payable 26-Dec
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.210 payable 9-Jan

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Dividends

• CBS Corporation (CBS) - $0.270 payable 1-Jan
• Home Depot Inc (HD) - $0.225 payable 18-Dec

Earnings

• Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) before market open
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Dividends

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) - $0.200 payable 24-Dec
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $0.320 payable 26-Dec
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW) - $0.240 payable 2-Jan
• El Paso Corp. (EP) - $0.050 payable 2-Jan
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) - $0.125 payable 5-Jan
• Genuine Parts (GPC) - $0.390 payable 2-Jan
• Kimberly Clark (KMB) - $0.580 payable 5-Jan
• Mattel (MAT) - $0.750 payable 18-Dec
• Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) - $0.380 payable 2-Jan
• Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) - $0.100 payable 29-Dec
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) - $0.170 payable 2-Jan
• PepsiCo (PEP) - $0.425 payable 2-Jan
• Praxair Inc (PX) - $0.375 payable 15-Dec
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - $0.030 payable 29-Dec
• Sealed Air (SEE) - $0.120 payable 19-Dec
• The Stanley Works (SWK) - $0.320 payable 16-Dec

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Dividends

• D.R. Horton (DHI) - $0.038 payable 18-Dec
• Ensco International (ESV) - $0.025 payable 19-Dec
• Nike (NKE) - $0.250 payable 5-Jan
• PSEG (PEG) - $0.323 payable 31-Dec

Earnings

• Novell, Inc. (NOVL) after market close

Friday, December 5, 2008

Dividends

• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) - $0.250 payable 31-Dec
• VF Corporation (VFC) - $0.590 payable 19-Dec
• XL Capital Ltd (XL) - $0.190 payable 30-Dec

Earnings

• Big Lots, Inc. (BIG)

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 16, 2008 to November 22, 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.240 payable 1-Dec
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Covidien Ltd. (COV)
• Lowe's Companies (LOW) before market open
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.130 payable 11-Dec
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.275 payable 10-Dec
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.130 payable 11-Dec
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Dec
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 5-Dec
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.160 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Medtronic Inc. (MDT) before market open

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.500 payable 12-Dec
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) - $0.200 payable 1-Dec
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.400 payable 12-Dec
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 1-Dec
• Liz Claiborne (LIZ) - $0.056 payable 15-Dec
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) - $0.350 payable 12-Dec
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.125 payable 15-Dec

Earnings

• Intuit (INTU) after market close

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 8-Dec
• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - $0.140 payable 10-Dec
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Dec
• KLA-Tencor (KLAC) - $0.150 payable 1-Dec
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) - $0.580 payable 19-Dec

Earnings

• Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) after market close
• Dell, Inc. (DELL) after market close
• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD)
• Patterson Dental (PDCO) before market open
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close

Friday, November 21, 2008

Dividends

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.460 payable 9-Dec
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.110 payable 15-Dec
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Dec
• The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) - $0.220 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)

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 31, 2008 to September 6, 2008

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Dividends

• Home Depot Inc (HD) - $0.225 payable 18-Sep

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Dividends

• American International Group (AIG) - $0.220 payable 19-Sep
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC) - $0.640 payable 26-Sep
• C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW) - $0.220 payable 1-Oct
• El Paso Corp. (EP) - $0.050 payable 1-Oct
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) - $0.125 payable 2-Oct
• Genuine Parts (GPC) - $0.390 payable 1-Oct
• Kimberly Clark (KMB) - $0.580 payable 2-Oct
• Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) - $0.380 payable 1-Oct
• Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) - $0.100 payable 26-Sep
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) - $0.170 payable 30-Sep
• PepsiCo (PEP) - $0.425 payable 30-Sep
• Praxair Inc (PX) - $0.375 payable 15-Sep
• Precision Castparts (PCP) - $0.030 payable 29-Sep
• Sealed Air (SEE) - $0.120 payable 19-Sep
• The Stanley Works (SWK) - $0.320 payable 23-Sep

Earnings

• H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) after market close
• Staples, Inc. (SPLS) before market open

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Dividends

• Ensco International (ESV) - $0.025 payable 19-Sep
• Nike (NKE) - $0.230 payable 1-Oct
• PSEG (PEG) - $0.323 payable 30-Sep

Earnings

• Ciena Corporation (CIEN) before market open

Friday, September 5, 2008

Dividends

• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) - $0.285 payable 30-Sep
• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) - $0.700 payable 22-Sep
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) - $0.688 payable 30-Sep
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $2.760 payable 15-Sep
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) - $0.250 payable 30-Sep
• VF Corporation (VFC) - $0.580 payable 19-Sep

Earnings

• National Semiconductor (NSM) 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 17, 2008 to August 23, 2008

Monday, August 18, 2008

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.240 payable 2-Sep
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.275 payable 15-Sep
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.275 payable 10-Sep
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Sep
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Sep
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.160 payable 10-Sep
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.113 payable 12-Sep

Earnings

• Lowe's Companies (LOW) before market open

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.130 payable 11-Sep
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.110 payable 11-Sep

Earnings

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) after market close
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) after market close
• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Medtronic Inc. (MDT) before market open
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.500 payable 12-Sep
• Allegheny Technologies (ATI) - $0.180 payable 9-Sep
• Barclays PLC (BCS) - $0.895 payable 1-Oct
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.400 payable 12-Sep
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 2-Sep
• ITT Corporation (ITT) - $0.175 payable 1-Oct
• Liz Claiborne (LIZ) - $0.056 payable 15-Sep
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.123 payable 15-Sep
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.350 payable 12-Sep
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) - $0.110 payable 8-Sep

Earnings

• JDSU (JDSU) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dividends

• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - $0.140 payable 9-Sep
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Sep
• Northrop Grumman (NOC) - $0.400 payable 6-Sep
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 5-Sep
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.110 payable 15-Sep
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Sep
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) - $0.450 payable 9-Sep

Earnings

• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS) after market close
• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) before market open
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Patterson Dental (PDCO)

Friday, August 22, 2008

Dividends

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.460 payable 9-Sep
• The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) - $0.220 payable 10-Sep

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).

Shifted HD hedges to XHB

Yesterday, my GTC order to buy to close +HDCZ (HD Mar 32.5 call option) for 0.05 hit. This was a covered call I sold on some HD stock I was assigned from previous put selling at the 32.5-37.5 levels. At 0.05, it was not a good hedge and wasn't earning me much time premium. Given that HD reported today, I figured I'd want to get the upside if there was any. There wasn't and the reason I was able to close the options yesterdays was because other people already knew that and the implied volatility had fallen. Either way, I am just following my risk management plan.

I have been wanting to short some XHB for a while now but they are hard to borrow. So yesterday, I tried to sell some XHB Mar 21 call options naked at the ask but that didn't work. And for the first time in a while, luck was on my side. Despite more nasty economic numbers, we get another 6.4% gain in XHB lead by gains in HOV and LEN. So I sold a few front month call options naked at the 22 strike for around 1.50. This should give me a short position at 23.50 which is a little below the 200 day moving average. I haven't done much shorting before so I am just playing around. I figured that with my housing heavy portfolio (CBG, HD, BBBY), having a bit of a hedge on XHB couldn't be that bad.

I also tried to sell some April 65 FWLT puts (idea stolen from here) for 3.90 but it didn't execute. I like going long after a big drop but I have learned from experience. Stocks that fall hard tend to fall slowly afterwards. Often, you'll get another chance at the current price some time later or at a better price. So, I wasn't too eager to buy on an up day. But I will try again tomorrow, if it keeps dropping. 61.10 is an ok breakeven price for FWLT but not the sort of value I am looking for. For example, it is not as good of a value as AEO at 15.

I am practicing market discipline right now and keeping buying power high while hedging any of my positions that hit near term highs. I want to get out of as much stock as I can while maintaining positive delta. If EMC keeps going up, I am going to sell calls on my stock and start closing the puts I recently put on.

And here comes the crash, well maybe.

I am all excited because the markets are down and I don't feel so bad about putting on hedges. I really wished I had been able to short XHB. Instant 8% right there. Oh well, all my consumer discretionary are tanking (AEO, BBBY, HD) as well as many of my financials (WB).

I am short a bunch of the near month in the money calls so today is not bad. I am still losing a 5% on my portfolio but given the leverage I am using, that's a good day.