Dividend Track Records

AMCON Distributing Company (DIT) will pay a special dividend of $5.00 per share on January 13, 2022 to shareholders of record on January 3, 2023. The regular quarterly dividend is $0.18 per share.

On December 2, 2022, Cricut Inc. (CRCT) has declared a $0.35 per share special dividend. The technology company does not pay a regular quarterly dividend to shareholders. Cricut, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors, through its Audit Committee, has declared a special, one-time cash dividend of $0.35 per share to holders of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2023. The aggregate amount of the cash payment to be made in connection with this special dividend will be approximately $77 million. In addition, holders of restricted stock units that are unvested on the record date will be credited with a dividend equivalent based on the value of the per share dividend pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity incentive documents. The dividend equivalent will entitle such holders to receive additional shares upon vesting of the corresponding restricted stock unit...

On September 20, 2022, The Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK) Board of Directors declared a new quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share, up 25% from the previous dividend of $0.08 per share. This next dividend will be paid on October 14, 2022. The next ex-dividend date for EQBK is September 29, 2022. In 2021 Equity Bancshares initiated a dividend and this will be the first increase. The dividend yield for EQBK is 1.2% at a stock price of $33.19. Equity Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of Equity Bank, offering a full range of financial solutions, including commercial loans, consumer banking, mortgage loans, and treasury management services. Equity has full-service locations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, including corporate offices in Wichita. The company initiated a quarterly dividend in 2021.

On December 20, 2022, Camden National Corporation (CAC) declared a new quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share to be paid on January 31, 2023. This marks 10 straight years of dividend growth for the financial services provider. This quarterly payout results in an annualized dividend yield of 4.10% based on the December 19, 2022 closing price of the Company's common stock at $40.95 per share as reported by NASDAQ. The dividend is payable on January 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on January 13, 2023.  "We are pleased to announce a 5% increase in our dividend to shareholders," said Dufour. "Over the past ten years, we have increased our cash dividend from $0.67 to now $1.68 per common share on an annualized basis, a 151% increase. This highlights our ability to generate long-term sustainable earnings as well as our commitment to our shareholders." Camden National Corporation is the holding company of Camden National Bank, a diversified financial services provider...

Cibus Nordic Real Estate owns grocery properties in Scaninavia (image source: Cibus 2021 annual report) Swedish real estate company Cibus is the only listed stock in Europe that pays a monthly dividend to shareholders. The owner of real estate leased to grocery and discount store chains in Sweden, Finland and Denmark started paying a monthly dividend in 2020.

On December 19, 2022, Servisfirst Bancshares (SFBS) declared a dividend hike of 21.7% to $0.28 quarterly per share. The next dividend for ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for ServisFirst Bank, is payable on January 6, 2023 to stockholders of record as of January 3, 2023. ServisFirst has increased its dividend annually since the company went public in 2014. A new annual rate of $1.12 per share yields 1.7% at a stock price of $66.50. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its subsidiary, ServisFirst Bank, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. provides business and personal financial services from locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Dothan, Alabama, Pensacola and Tampa Bay, Florida, Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. ServisFirst has increased its dividend annually since the company went public in 2014.

On December 16, 2022, Mosaic Co (MOS) announced that it will raise its quarterly dividend by another 33.3 percent to $0.20 per share. This is the second dividend hike by MOS in 2022 for a total increase of 77.8%. This May the fertilizer company already hiked the dividend by 33.3% to $0.15 quarterly per share. The next MOS dividend will be paid on March 16, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 2, 2023. The new dividend yield is 1.8% at a stock price of $44.40. The Mosaic Company is a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic is a single source provider of phosphate and potash fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture industry. Mosaic operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash and Mosaic Fertilizantes.  

On December 19, 2022, ATN International (ATNI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, up from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share. This is the first dividend hike by ATNI since 2016 and follows a 50% dividend cut in 2017. The leading provider of digital infrastructure and communications services, announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, representing an increase of approximately 24%, or four cents, from the dividend paid in the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on January 6, 2023, on all common shares outstanding to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2022. ATN has provided dividends to investors every quarter since 1999. “In 2022, we remained focused on being the first to build and own modern, core digital infrastructure in the markets we serve, consistent with our ‘First-to-Fiber’ and Glass and Steel™ strategies,” commented Michael Prior, Chief Executive Officer of ATN. “As we continue wit...