Phillip Morris Ups The Ante Again

Dobromir Stoyanov submits:Any company could afford to boost distributions in a single year. Any type of business could also have a high yield, especially if it distributes all of its cash flows to shareholders. It takes a special kind of a business model to afford a proper balance between investing back into the business and distributing excess profits to shareholders.

Dividend Growth Investor submits:Every week I check the list of companies that raise dividends. There are several reasons for that. The most of important reasons include checking whether companies I own keep raising distributions, as well as to identify companies which could be a potential addition to my portfolio at some point in time.

Zacks.com submits: Best Buy Company Inc. (BBY) , the leading specialty retailer of consumer electronic products, recently boosted its quarterly dividend by 7.1%. The board has approved an increase in annual dividend to 60 cents (or 15 cents quarterly) from 56 cents a share (or 14 cents quarterly).

By ValueMax:At minimum, current shareholders of Altria Group (MO) should hold until the next earnings release; interested investors should consider this an opportune entry point or review other sectors for growth opportunities. Altria Group is one of the best investments in the industry due to its favorable metrics, substantial market share and diverse portfolio.

By David Silver:Phillip Morris International (PM) reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the full year 2012 on Thursday morning; the Company sees earnings of between $5.25 and $5.35 per share, while the Street is expecting earnings of $5.29. Shares of Phillip Morris have been on a tear since back in October of 2011, and the end of the rally isn't here yet.

By Dividend Growth Investor:Over the past week, the Board of Directors of tobacco giant Phillip Morris International (PM) approved a 20.30% increase in its quarterly dividend to 77 cents/share.

The Dividend Guy submits:Entering into our next stock analysis (which will be followed by a dividend stock battle), I decided to pick the tobacco industry.

Dr. Duru submits: Research In Motion (RIMM) reported earnings December 16, 2010. The general reaction to the report has been muted, with the stock trading down 1.7% since the market close before the report.