Dividend Raises & Cuts - Week of Nov 6, 2017

Dividend growth investing is a popular model followed by the investing community to build assets. Companies which not only pay dividends, but raise them year after year have been shown to perform better overall for investor returns. On the flip side, it is also important to keep an eye on the dividend cuts, which could signal troubling times ahead for a company. This post captures the announcements of changes in dividend amount for the week - both increases and cuts.

Note that only $2B+ (Midcap+) companies are included in this list.




Following companies announced dividend increases this week

• Snap-on Incorporated (SNA) raised its dividend 15.49% (https://goo.gl/gG7juh)
• Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) raised its dividend 78.57% (https://goo.gl/CyhiK8)
• LCI Industries (LCII) raised its dividend 10.00% (https://goo.gl/szcGPh)
• Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) raised its dividend 0.14% (https://goo.gl/LWWR3v)
• Lexington Realty Trust (LXP) raised its dividend 1.43% (https://goo.gl/GPbnt1)
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) raised its dividend 10.53% (https://goo.gl/1t4Crq)
• Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) raised its dividend 1.04% (https://goo.gl/hsmqxU)
• Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) raised its dividend 20.00% (https://goo.gl/UsLfsV)
• The Carlyle Group LP (CG) raised its dividend 33.33% (https://goo.gl/mqH5nF)
• Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) raised its dividend 3.85% (https://goo.gl/kA2AQ4)
• Six Flags Entertainment Corp (SIX) raised its dividend 9.37% (https://goo.gl/dqtEtN)
• Aaron's, Inc. (AAN) raised its dividend 9.09% (https://goo.gl/RArNBj)
• Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF.TO) raised its dividend 4.60% (https://goo.gl/Hv5QBM)
• Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) raised its dividend 7.78% (https://goo.gl/fVdpoH)
• TELUS Corporation (T.TO) raised its dividend 2.54% (https://goo.gl/MutHsp)
• BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) raised its dividend 21.43% (https://goo.gl/2o2M8a)
• Canadian Tire Corporation Limited (CTC.A) raised its dividend 38.46% (https://goo.gl/Vb9Bg5)
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) raised its dividend 15.38% (https://goo.gl/mqadEu)
• D. R. Horton Inc (DHI) raised its dividend 25.00% (https://goo.gl/nYgE79)
• Pattern Energy Group Inc (PEGI) raised its dividend 0.48% (https://goo.gl/Ss4WtR)
• Everest Re Group Ltd (RE) raised its dividend 4.00% (https://goo.gl/4VwVFf)
• AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) raised its dividend 4.11% (https://goo.gl/edBwrF)
• Inter Pipeline Ltd (IPL.TO) raised its dividend 3.70% (https://goo.gl/HpjLDx)
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) raised its dividend 7.14% (https://goo.gl/5vTLqr)
• Weyerhaeuser Co (WY) raised its dividend 3.23% (https://goo.gl/z2bFqZ)
• United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI) raised its dividend 3.03% (https://goo.gl/gUB1aw)
• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) raised its dividend 5.66% (https://goo.gl/N614Xv)

Following companies announced dividend cuts this week

• Cameco Corp (CCO.TO) cut its dividend 20.00% (https://goo.gl/qP8X4s)
• Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (WPM) cut its dividend 10.00% (https://goo.gl/SE34gy)