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
Note that only $2B+ (Midcap+) companies are included in this list.
Following companies announced dividend increases this week
- Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) raised its dividend 69.23% (https://goo.gl/36Eqry)
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) raised its dividend 4.65% (https://goo.gl/uqdG6k)
- Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC) raised its dividend 9.09% (https://goo.gl/9Z4j4j)
- Mastercard Inc (MA) raised its dividend 13.64% (https://goo.gl/dSg6WU)
- Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO) raised its dividend 3.33% (https://goo.gl/ibuxrJ)
- Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB.TO) raised its dividend 1.61% (https://goo.gl/WTzPMk)
- Hanover Insurance Group Inc (THG) raised its dividend 8.00% (https://goo.gl/SCbDnj)
- Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (MAA) raised its dividend 6.03% (https://goo.gl/zQmvoE)
- UMB Financial Corp (UMBF) raised its dividend 7.84% (https://goo.gl/Hj91Vk)
- Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share (JCI) raised its dividend 4.00% (https://goo.gl/nZxj5F)
- Broadcom Ltd (AVGO) raised its dividend 71.57% (https://goo.gl/tWSfcY)
- W.P. Carey Inc. REIT (WPC) raised its dividend 0.50% (https://goo.gl/Nr7qHd)
- South Jersey Industries Inc (SJI) raised its dividend 2.75% (https://goo.gl/CSGkPT)
- CoreSite Realty Corp (COR) raised its dividend 8.89% (https://goo.gl/ppELca)
- Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) raised its dividend 12.50% (https://goo.gl/ye5cEg)
- WEC Energy Group Inc (WEC) raised its dividend 6.25% (https://goo.gl/kQbMMH)
- Hillenbrand, Inc. (HI) raised its dividend 1.22% (https://goo.gl/TszEEt)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) raised its dividend 2.56% (https://goo.gl/Ty5aeA)
- Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) raised its dividend 8.70% (https://goo.gl/jeVsRj)
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW) raised its dividend 2.22% (https://goo.gl/2Z6zcA)
- Axis Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) raised its dividend 2.63% (https://goo.gl/KsUcmi)
- Owens Corning (OC) raised its dividend 5.00% (https://goo.gl/bqyw6z)
- Ecolab Inc. (ECL) raised its dividend 10.81% (https://goo.gl/64KLDj)
- Edison International (EIX) raised its dividend 11.52% (https://goo.gl/hGq76p)
- Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (VAC) raised its dividend 14.29% (https://goo.gl/GNDNsJ)
- Graco Inc. (GGG) raised its dividend 10.42% (https://goo.gl/9YbFeu)
- Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) raised its dividend 8.70% (https://goo.gl/KjhdW3)
- Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE) raised its dividend 7.35% (https://goo.gl/miv5a4)
- Mosaic Co (MOS) cut its dividend 83.33% (https://goo.gl/GmXo9H)
You have Mosaic in the list of companies increasing dividends. Shouldn't the company appear in the list of those that announced a cut?
ReplyDeleteThanks for catching that error. I have fixed it now.
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