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
- Waste Management, Inc. (WM) raised its dividend 9.41% (https://goo.gl/U9TTS7)
- Home Depot Inc (HD) raised its dividend 15.73% (https://goo.gl/SVpbDE)
- Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) raised its dividend 86.67% (https://goo.gl/kaDgV8)
- Genuine Parts Company (GPC) raised its dividend 6.67% (https://goo.gl/JUh9rp)
- Walmart Inc (WMT) raised its dividend 1.96% (https://goo.gl/V8cLuw)
- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) raised its dividend 20.97% (https://goo.gl/DqwNZ4)
- Dun & Bradstreet Corp (DNB) raised its dividend 3.98% (https://goo.gl/YuWBEw)
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) raised its dividend 4.65% (https://goo.gl/sQq2BX)
- QTS Realty Trust Inc (QTS) raised its dividend 5.13% (https://goo.gl/x91CvR)
- ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS) raised its dividend 120.00% (https://goo.gl/i1Fszj)
- Danaher Corporation (DHR) raised its dividend 14.29% (https://goo.gl/QHARWv)
- Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) raised its dividend 12.28% (https://goo.gl/qJRoNV)
- Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) raised its dividend 3.92% (https://goo.gl/J5dGzB)
- Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSE:MFI) raised its dividend 18.18% (https://goo.gl/JY5yFM)
- Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) raised its dividend 11.29% (https://goo.gl/yMzVCF)
- GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) raised its dividend 21.05% (https://goo.gl/e22epv)
- Teradyne, Inc. (TER) raised its dividend 28.57% (https://goo.gl/V1SEmc)
- Xcel Energy (XEL) Inc raised its dividend 5.56% (https://goo.gl/TJpg2X)
- Williams Companies Inc (WMB) raised its dividend 13.33% (https://goo.gl/vW3RAu)
- Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) raised its dividend 6.29% (https://goo.gl/vtcTp1)
- Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL) raised its dividend 200.00% (https://goo.gl/hMNCj7)
- ILG Inc (ILG) raised its dividend 16.67% (https://goo.gl/R4J7b8)
- Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (MIC) raised its dividend 1.41% (https://goo.gl/5v56RX)
- Magna International Inc. (USA) (MGA) raised its dividend 20.00% (https://goo.gl/zFEP5o)
- Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd (NTB) raised its dividend 18.75% (https://goo.gl/BPWtXv)
- Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI) raised its dividend 4.17% (https://goo.gl/pp641L)
- Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) raised its dividend 10.00% (https://goo.gl/Ad8CvP)
- Insperity Inc (NSP) raised its dividend 33.33% (https://goo.gl/RD4tTf)
- Gildan Activewear Inc (USA) (GIL) raised its dividend 19.79% (https://goo.gl/nwW27q)
- CyrusOne Inc (CONE) raised its dividend 9.52% (https://goo.gl/VSYgYe)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM) raised its dividend 2.31% (https://goo.gl/YmA5Hb)
- Forest City Realty Trust Inc (FCE.A) raised its dividend 28.57% (https://goo.gl/8KkB6F)
- PPL Corp (PPL) raised its dividend 3.80% (https://goo.gl/ZVSU8i)
- Chubb Ltd (CB) raised its dividend 2.82% (https://goo.gl/fP7ev3)
- Old Republic International Corporation (ORI) raised its dividend 2.63% (https://goo.gl/t3se69)
- Universal Display Corporation (OLED) raised its dividend 100.00% (https://goo.gl/jDnNh4)
- Corecivic Inc (CXW) raised its dividend 2.38% (https://goo.gl/8jLgw2)
- Prologis Inc (PLD) raised its dividend 9.09% (https://goo.gl/3EqQ7w)
- Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) raised its dividend 9.64% (https://goo.gl/NvdYa9)
- Sempra Energy (SRE) raised its dividend 8.81% (https://goo.gl/K649TC)
- Cimarex Energy Co (XEC) raised its dividend 100.00% (https://goo.gl/YpmZMC)
- Huntsman Corporation (HUN) raised its dividend 30.00% (https://goo.gl/v3Lpcu)
- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK) raised its dividend 10.34% (https://goo.gl/83Hqzr)
- LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) raised its dividend 11.11% (https://goo.gl/nLtCKC)
- Albemarle Corporation (ALB) raised its dividend 4.69% (https://goo.gl/Gc3JZK)
- Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) raised its dividend 3.23% (https://goo.gl/G4wUWi)
- COCA-COLA EUROPEAN (AMS:CCE) raised its dividend 23.81% (https://goo.gl/qkq1Rx)
- Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) raised its dividend 3.30% (https://goo.gl/3HMLpe)
- Toromont Industries Ltd (TSE:TIH) raised its dividend 21.05% (https://goo.gl/AZaVeh)
- Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) raised its dividend 5.05% (https://goo.gl/YMvsQt)
- Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (MIC) cut its dividend 30.56% (https://goo.gl/j8SPHf)