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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, August 17th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management | $42.12 | $0.80
quarterly | 7.83% | $0.77 | 74.8% | 8/31/26
| | ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT | $16.85 | $0.24
monthly | 17.53% | $0.24 | 77.4% | 8/28/26
| | ATEN A10 Networks | $26.79 | $0.06
quarterly | 0.77% | $0.06 | 40.0% | 9/1/26
| | AWR American States Water | $88.75 | $0.55
quarterly | 2.49% | $0.50 | 55.3% | 9/2/26
| | BKH Black Hills | $73.93 | $0.70
quarterly | 3.75% | $0.70 | 71.0% | 9/1/26
| | CG Carlyle Group | $50.85 | $0.35
quarterly | 2.90% | $0.35 | 145.8% | 8/26/26
| | CHE Chemed | $537.82 | $0.70
quarterly | 0.51% | $0.60 | 12.1% | 9/3/26
| | CNA CNA Financial | $51.14 | $0.48
quarterly | 3.59% | $0.48 | 42.2% | 9/3/26
| | COF Capital One Financial | $224.65 | $0.80
quarterly | 1.53% | $0.80 | 19.8% | 9/1/26
| | COP ConocoPhillips | $126.43 | $0.84
quarterly | 2.88% | $0.84 | 44.4% | 9/1/26
| | CRGY Crescent Energy | $12.08 | $0.12
quarterly | 4.20% | $0.12 | -960.0% | 8/31/26
| | DCI Donaldson | $95.37 | $0.32
quarterly | 1.36% | $0.32 | 34.4% | 8/31/26
| | DHT DHT | $19.47 | $1.22
quarterly | 26.37% | $0.64 | 87.1% | 8/24/26
| | DOC Healthpeak Properties | $20.79 | $0.10
monthly | 5.65% | $0.10 | 348.6% | 8/28/26
| | FHB First Hawaiian | $27.78 | $0.26
quarterly | 3.70% | $0.26 | 45.2% | 8/28/26
| | GEN Gen Digital | $29.33 | $0.13
quarterly | 1.78% | $0.13 | 29.1% | 9/9/26
| | GIC Global Industrial | $39.17 | $0.28
quarterly | 3.01% | $0.28 | 50.0% | 8/24/26
| | GNK Genco Shipping & Trading | $25.86 | $0.80
quarterly | 12.50% | $0.35 | 351.6% | 8/24/26
| | GPGI Composecure | $12.80 | $0.00
quarterly | 0.07% | $0.00 | -0.5% | 9/1/26
| | HIW Highwoods Properties | $31.95 | $0.50
quarterly | 6.14% | $0.50 | 131.6% | 9/9/26
| | IEP Icahn Enterprises | $7.52 | $0.50
quarterly | 26.81% | $0.50 | -270.3% | 9/23/26
| | JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $86.94 | $1.05
special | - | - | 16.7% | 9/9/26
| | JBTM JBT Marel | $117.80 | $0.10
quarterly | 0.33% | $0.10 | 10.9% | 8/31/26
| | KGS Kodiak Gas Services | $63.09 | $0.49
quarterly | 3.38% | $0.49 | 233.3% | 8/27/26
| | KLAC KLA | $207.88 | $0.23
quarterly | 0.48% | $0.23 | 25.1% | 9/1/26
| | KRP Kimbell Royalty | $15.26 | $0.47
quarterly | 12.57% | $0.41 | 195.2% | 8/24/26
| | LNN Lindsay | $114.15 | $0.38
quarterly | 1.29% | $0.37 | 28.4% | 8/31/26
| | MNR Mach Natural Resources | $13.07 | $0.36
quarterly | 10.79% | $0.64 | 433.9% | 8/31/26
| | MSEX Middlesex Water | $59.01 | $0.36
quarterly | 2.56% | $0.36 | 55.6% | 9/1/26
| | MUR Murphy Oil | $34.67 | $0.35
quarterly | 3.89% | $0.35 | 69.3% | 9/1/26
| | NVO Novo Nordisk A/S | $46.58 | $0.58 | 2.54% | $1.28 | 42.8% | 8/25/26
| | NWE NorthWestern | $71.43 | $0.67
quarterly | 3.80% | $0.67 | 96.8% | 9/1/26
| | OGS ONE Gas | $80.99 | $0.68
quarterly | 3.51% | $0.68 | 58.6% | 8/31/26
| | PECO Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. | $40.62 | $0.11
monthly | 3.13% | $0.11 | 113.0% | 9/1/26
| | PFSI PennyMac Financial Services | $78.68 | $0.30
quarterly | 1.40% | $0.30 | 16.5% | 8/27/26
| | PSMT PriceSmart | $179.93 | $0.70 | 0.89% | - | 26.9% | 8/31/26
| | REYN Reynolds Consumer Products | $26.30 | $0.23
quarterly | 3.65% | $0.23 | 56.1% | 8/31/26
| | ROK Rockwell Automation | $445.23 | $1.38
quarterly | 1.20% | $1.38 | 51.7% | 9/10/26
| | SIGI Selective Insurance Group | $94.04 | $0.43
quarterly | 1.76% | $0.43 | 21.3% | 9/1/26
| | SII Sprott | $120.08 | $0.40
quarterly | 1.53% | $0.40 | 39.2% | 9/1/26
| | SO Southern | $92.98 | $0.76
quarterly | 3.22% | $0.76 | 72.9% | 9/8/26
| | STNG Scorpio Tankers | $79.53 | $0.45
quarterly | 2.38% | $0.45 | 11.2% | 8/31/26
| | SWX Southwest Gas | $92.02 | $0.65
quarterly | 2.83% | $0.65 | 33.7% | 9/1/26
| | TECH Bio-Techne | $72.14 | $0.08
quarterly | 0.44% | $0.08 | 27.8% | 8/28/26
| | UMH UMH Properties | $16.60 | $0.23
quarterly | 5.88% | $0.23 | 750.0% | 9/15/26
| | UPS United Parcel Service | $105.51 | $1.64
quarterly | 6.09% | $1.64 | 121.9% | 9/3/26
| | VISN Vistance Networks | $11.44 | $5.00 | - | - | - | 8/27/26
| | XOM ExxonMobil | $160.12 | $1.03
quarterly | 2.65% | $1.03 | 53.0% | 9/10/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
BlackRock put its $2.1 billion Treasury fund on a blockchain exchange. JPMorgan now has its own coin and lets clients pledge assets as loan collateral.
Analysts project $11 trillion in real-world assets will move onto blockchains by 2030, yet mainstream coverage remains scarce.
Brownstone Research built a new briefing, Chain of Thought, to track this shift in real time.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, August 18th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AMRZ Amrize | $46.75 | $0.11 | - | $0.11 | 20.3% | 8/26/26
| | ATKR Atkore | $93.95 | $0.33
quarterly | 1.85% | $0.33 | -27.4% | 8/28/26
| | AUGO Aura Minerals | $77.08 | $0.72
quarterly | 4.37% | $0.78 | 88.1% | 8/28/26
| | AVA Avista | $38.67 | $0.49
quarterly | 5.02% | $0.49 | 71.1% | 9/14/26
| | BG Bunge Global | $113.74 | $0.72
quarterly | 2.23% | $0.72 | 55.9% | 9/1/26
| | BRSL Brightstar Lottery | $11.70 | $0.23
quarterly | 8.13% | $0.23 | 70.8% | 9/1/26
| | BWXT BWX Technologies | $171.13 | $0.27
quarterly | 0.62% | $0.27 | 28.0% | 9/4/26
| | CEG Constellation Energy | $283.85 | $0.43
quarterly | 0.64% | $0.43 | 16.7% | 9/4/26
| | CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions | $58.54 | $0.33
quarterly | 2.36% | $0.33 | 28.4% | 8/25/26
| | DLX Deluxe | $24.33 | $0.30
quarterly | 4.52% | $0.30 | 53.3% | 9/1/26
| | EVRG Evergy | $83.80 | $0.70
quarterly | 3.35% | $0.70 | 70.6% | 9/18/26
| | FMBH First Mid Bancshares | $51.98 | $0.26
quarterly | 2.08% | $0.25 | 25.8% | 9/1/26
| | FTI TechnipFMC | $77.31 | $0.05
quarterly | 0.28% | $0.05 | 6.9% | 9/2/26
| | HP Helmerich & Payne | $43.55 | $0.25
quarterly | 2.60% | $0.25 | -70.9% | 9/1/26
| | IGIC International General Insurance | $26.84 | $0.08
quarterly | 1.07% | $0.08 | 12.0% | 9/2/26
| | JEF Jefferies Financial Group | $55.12 | $0.40
quarterly | 2.76% | $0.40 | 44.7% | 8/28/26
| | LSTR Landstar System | $188.05 | $0.44
quarterly | 0.95% | $0.40 | 41.5% | 9/9/26
| | NRP Natural Resource Partners | $103.31 | $0.75
quarterly | 2.86% | $0.75 | 38.3% | 8/25/26
| | PRG PROG | $42.65 | $0.14
quarterly | 1.22% | $0.14 | 15.5% | 9/3/26
| | PSX Phillips 66 | $232.76 | $1.27
quarterly | 2.68% | $1.27 | 28.9% | 9/1/26
| | REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | $797.25 | $0.94
quarterly | 0.51% | $0.94 | 9.3% | 8/31/26
| | RGA Reinsurance Group of America | $249.58 | $0.98
quarterly | 1.66% | $0.93 | 16.3% | 9/1/26
| | STBA S&T Bancorp | $51.21 | $0.37
quarterly | 2.81% | $0.37 | 39.4% | 8/27/26
| | TKR Timken | $130.62 | $0.36
quarterly | 1.09% | $0.36 | 39.0% | 8/28/26
| | WAB Wabtec | $298.73 | $0.31
quarterly | 0.48% | $0.31 | 16.7% | 9/1/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
BioStem Technologies (NASDAQ: BSEM) debuted on Nasdaq August 7th, marking its move from OTC markets into a new phase of visibility for the regenerative medicine company.
The company's acquisition of BioTissue assets expanded its Neox and Clarix product portfolios and strengthened hospital relationships, following seven consecutive profitable quarters and its proprietary BioREtain technology platform.
With expanding clinical validation and a focus on the multi-billion-dollar wound care market, BSEM is drawing attention as it scales hospital adoption.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, August 19th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | ADM Archer Daniels Midland | $80.87 | $0.52
quarterly | 2.68% | $0.52 | 57.0% | 9/9/26
| | AFL Aflac | $120.99 | $0.61
quarterly | 1.96% | $0.61 | 26.2% | 9/1/26
| | ALNT Allient | $109.40 | $0.04
quarterly | 0.17% | $0.04 | 9.4% | 9/2/26
| | APO Apollo Global Management | $142.48 | $0.56
quarterly | 1.69% | $0.56 | 82.4% | 8/31/26
| | ARMK Aramark | $62.27 | $0.12
quarterly | 0.84% | $0.12 | 33.6% | 9/9/26
| | BGC BGC Group | $10.92 | $0.02
quarterly | 0.68% | $0.02 | 19.5% | 9/2/26
| | BOKF BOK Financial | $145.63 | $0.63
quarterly | 1.75% | $0.63 | 23.8% | 9/2/26
| | CGAU Centerra Gold | $21.57 | $0.07
quarterly | 1.16% | $0.07 | 6.7% | 9/2/26
| | CSL Carlisle Companies | $374.92 | $1.25
quarterly | 1.29% | $1.10 | 25.2% | 9/1/26
| | CVX Chevron | $199.93 | $1.78
quarterly | 3.61% | $1.78 | 68.3% | 9/10/26
| | ED Consolidated Edison | $108.57 | $0.89
quarterly | 3.16% | $0.89 | 58.3% | 9/15/26
| | EE Excelerate Energy | $35.61 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.94% | $0.08 | 22.1% | 9/3/26
| | EFXT Enerflex | $22.03 | $0.04
quarterly | 0.59% | $0.04 | 30.2% | 9/2/26
| | ENR Energizer | $22.53 | $0.30
quarterly | 5.49% | $0.30 | 101.7% | 9/9/26
| | EQIX Equinix | $1,085.92 | $5.16
quarterly | 2.05% | $5.16 | 132.9% | 9/16/26
| | EQX Equinox Gold | $11.61 | $0.02
quarterly | 0.84% | $0.02 | 11.1% | 9/2/26
| | FTS Fortis | $56.47 | $0.64
quarterly | 3.17% | $0.64 | 76.5% | 9/1/26
| | HAS Hasbro | $96.94 | $0.70
quarterly | 3.15% | $0.70 | 50.4% | 9/2/26
| | L Loews | $112.66 | $0.06
quarterly | 0.22% | $0.06 | 3.1% | 9/1/26
| | MKTX MarketAxess | $162.62 | $0.78
quarterly | 1.92% | $0.78 | 36.8% | 9/2/26
| | MPC Marathon Petroleum | $356.93 | $1.00
quarterly | 1.29% | $1.00 | 13.8% | 9/10/26
| | NVGS Navigator | $20.99 | $0.07
quarterly | 1.31% | $0.07 | 12.9% | 9/1/26
| | OGC Oceanagold | $29.09 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.97% | $0.09 | 18.1% | 9/18/26
| | ORA Ormat Technologies | $114.26 | $0.12
quarterly | 0.49% | $0.12 | 23.6% | 9/2/26
| | OSW OneSpaWorld | $26.80 | $0.05
quarterly | 0.77% | $0.05 | 25.3% | 9/2/26
| | PLMR Palomar | $128.02 | $0.45
quarterly | 1.32% | - | - | 9/2/26
| | POWL Powell Industries | $206.57 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.16% | $0.09 | 6.9% | 9/16/26
| | SNA Snap-On | $403.52 | $2.44
quarterly | 2.35% | $2.44 | 49.8% | 9/10/26
| | TPC Tutor Perini | $97.15 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.36% | $0.06 | 15.5% | 9/3/26
| | TRI Thomson Reuters | $104.67 | $0.66
quarterly | 2.66% | $0.66 | 69.7% | 9/10/26
| | VRSN VeriSign | $285.51 | $0.81
quarterly | 1.18% | $0.81 | 35.1% | 8/27/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
New Dividend Declarations for Friday, August 14th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | PRL Propel | $26.15 | $0.26
quarterly | 3.86% | $0.24 | 46.0% | 9/3/26
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| Dividend Stock IdeasThis is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion. |
| | Company | Dividend Yield | Annual Payout | Payout Ratio | Annual Dividend Growth | P/E Ratio | Market Cap | | TBCG TBC Bank Group PLC | 4.05% | GBX 1,067.01 | 41.39% | 5.29% | 1.89 | £2.69K | | FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | 23.73% | $1.68 | N/A | 1.81% | N/A | $3.48K | | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | 11.40% | $1.56 | 95.12% | 4.36% | 8.34 | $1.76K | | PRGO Perrigo Company plc | 9.04% | $1.16 | N/A | 5.21% | N/A | $1.77K | | BRSL Brightstar Lottery | 7.53% | $0.92 | 70.77% | 80.39% | 8.98 | $2.18K |
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