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 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).

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).