Dividends are often regarded as a key indicator of a company’s financial health. They also contribute significantly to a stock investor’s long-term wealth, making them a crucial factor in evaluating a company for long-term investment. In today’s economic climate, it’s even more important to build a portfolio of quality companies with the financial strength necessary to issue dividends.

A recent research study found that in the year large-cap companies first began paying dividends, or reinstated them after a lapse, they outperformed their peers by 2.7 percentage points. However, large-cap stocks aren’t the only ones that issue dividends. Small-cap and Micro-cap companies also issue various types of dividends to reward existing investors as well as attract new investors.

Although the dividend payable dates for these companies have passed, some of the recently announced micro-cap dividends include Cadence Financial Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CADE) cash dividend of $0.05; Crosstex Energy, Inc.’s

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Accuride Corp (AURD) Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) Capital Trust Inc (CT) Community Bancorp (CBON) Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Cutera Inc (CUTR) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Cynosure Inc (CYNO) Encore Wire Corporation (WIRE) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) FalconStor Software Inc (FALC) FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) First Advantage Corp (FADV) First M & F Corp (FMFC) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) InterNAP Network Services (INAP) INX Inc (INXI) K-Sea Transportation Partners ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

ABB Ltd (ABB) ACIW (ACIW) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII) Bancolombia SA (CIB) Bristow Group Inc (BRS) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Collective Brands Inc (PSS) El Paso Electric Co (EE) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) Ferro Corp (FOE) First Merchants Corp (FRME) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GOL) Harleysville Group Inc (HGIC) Haverty Furniture Companies Inc (HVT) Heartland Payment Systems Inc (HPY) Huntsman Corp (HUN) Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) ITT Corp (ITT) Jo-Ann Stores Inc (JAS) Kelly Services Inc ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

American National BankShares Inc (AMNB) Anixter International Inc (AXE) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Associated Estates Realty Corp (AEC) Avery Dennison Corp (AVY) Bancolombia SA (CIB) Bancorp Rhode Island Inc (BARI) BE Aerospace Inc (BEAV) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (BWP) Brooks Automation Inc (BRKS) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) Callon Petroleum Co (CPE) Casual Male Retail Group Inc (CMRG) Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) Corn Products International Inc (CPO) Corporate Executive Board Co (EXBD) Covanta Holding Corp (CVA) Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY) Eurobancshares Inc (EUBK) First Advantage Corp (FADV) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) Glacier Bancorp Inc (GBCI) Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) K-Swiss Inc (KSWS) KVH Industries Inc (KVHI) Limelight ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Banner Corp (BANR) BioSphere Medical Inc (BSMD) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) Cape Bancorp Inc (CBNJ) Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Coleman Cable Inc (CCIX) Courier Corp (CRRC) Credicorp Ltd (BAP) Duke Realty Corp (DRE) Echostar Corp (SATS) El Paso Electric Co (EE) FBL Financial Group (FFG) Flamel Technologies SA (FLML) LSI Industries Inc (LYTS) Massey Energy Co (MEE) Novartis AG (NVS) Parke Bancorp Inc (PKBK) Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) ReneSola Ltd (SOL) Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc (SSD) Switch & Data Facilities Company Inc (SDXC) Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (TSP) US Bancorp (USB) Wabash National Corp (WNC) Woori Finance Holdings Co Ltd (WF) Xyratex Ltd (XRTX) View the entire ...