Dividend Raises & Cuts - Week of Feb 8, 2016

This post captures the announcements of dividend increases and cuts for the week. Note that only $2B+ (Midcap+) companies are included in this list.

Following companies announced dividend increases this week

• Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (GOLD) raised its dividend 10.00%
• Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) raised its dividend 10.87%
• Primerica, Inc. (PRI) raised its dividend 6.25%
• Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) raised its dividend 5.30%
• Owens & Minor, Inc. (OMI) raised its dividend 0.99%
• Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN) raised its dividend 19.05%
• Sabre Corp (SABR) raised its dividend 44.44%
• L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL) raised its dividend 7.69%
• The Western Union Company (WU) raised its dividend 3.23%
• Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH.TO) raised its dividend 5.88%
• Time Warner Inc (TWX) raised its dividend 15.00%
• Owens Corning (OC) raised its dividend 5.88%
• AGL Resources Inc. (GAS) raised its dividend 3.92%
• Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPF.UN.TO) raised its dividend 6.19%
• Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) raised its dividend 23.81%
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) raised its dividend 6.85%
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) raised its dividend 13.79%
• J2 Global Inc (JCOM) raised its dividend 3.17%
• Home Capital Group Inc (HCG.TO) raised its dividend 9.09%
• Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC.TO) raised its dividend 8.82%
• Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI) raised its dividend 1.49%
• TransCanada Corporation (TRP.TO) raised its dividend 8.65%
• FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) raised its dividend 9.09%
• PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) raised its dividend 7.12%
• Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) raised its dividend 16.67%
• Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB) raised its dividend 4.55%
• American International Group Inc (AIG) raised its dividend 14.29%
• Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) raised its dividend 10.42%
• Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) raised its dividend 1.43%
• Dun & Bradstreet Corp (DNB) raised its dividend 4.32%
• Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) raised its dividend 13.04%
• Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO.TO) raised its dividend 6.13%
• Robert Half International Inc. (RHI) raised its dividend 10.00%
• ITT Corp (ITT) raised its dividend 4.82%
• Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM) raised its dividend 8.33%
• Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (IPG) raised its dividend 25.00%
• Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) raised its dividend 100.00%
• NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) raised its dividend 12.99%
• Allstate Corp (ALL) raised its dividend 10.00%
• Lear Corporation (LEA) raised its dividend 20.00%

Following companies announced dividend cuts this week

• Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (DO) cut its dividend 100.00%
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) cut its dividend 81.48%
• Cenovus Energy Inc (CVE.TO) cut its dividend 68.75%
• Precision Drilling Corporation (PD.TO) cut its dividend 100.00%
• Canaccord Genuity Group Inc (CF.TO) cut its dividend 100.00%