The first full week of the new year started slowly, with these three companies announcing dividend payments.
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Colgate-Palmolive (Stock Quote)
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 36 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 2/16
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/21
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 51
Current Forward Yield: 2.10%
Johnson & Johnson (Stock Quote)
Industry: Drug Manufacturing
Dividend Payment: 70 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/10
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/20
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 52
Current Forward Yield: 2.67%
S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (Stock Quote)
Industry: Retail REIT
Dividend Payment: 24 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 2/13
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/28
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 20
Current Forward Yield: 2.47%
Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks:
Tuesday, January 6:
Fuller H. B. Company (FUL)
Wednesday, January 7:
General Dynamics (GD)
Thursday, January 8:
Caterpillar (CAT)
Friday, January 9:
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST)
Monday, January 12:
There are over 50 S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends for more than a quarter century. See the full list of S&P Dividend Aristocrats.