Consolidated Edison, which provides electric service to the Greater New York City
region, announced their 42nd straight year of dividend growth this week.
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Six members of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats index, which includes the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, announced their quarterly dividends this week.  This includes Consolidated Edison’s annual dividend increase along with dividend payments from specialty chemical manufacturers H. B. Fuller and PPG Industries.

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

Industry: Technology – Business Software

Dividend Payment: 53 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 4/1

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 3/9

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 2.61%

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)

Industry: Utilities

Dividend Payment: 67 cents per share – up 3.1% from prior level of 65 cents

Dividend Paid On: 3/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/12

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 42

Current Forward Yield: 3.94%

 

PPG Industries (PPG)

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Dividend Payment: 36 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 3/11

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/17

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44

Current Forward Yield: 1.55%

 

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)

Industry: Insurance

Dividend Payment: 12.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 2/17

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/1

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22

Current Forward Yield: 1.67%

 

CDK Global, Inc. (CDK)

Industry: Technology – Business Software

Dividend Payment: 13.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 3/29

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/26

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 1.25%

 

H. B. Fuller, Inc. (FUL)

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Dividend Payment: 13 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 2/18

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/2

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 46

Current Forward Yield: 1.50%

 

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks

Tuesday, January 26:

None.

Wednesday, January 27:

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS)

Eaton Vance Corporation (EV)

National Retail Properties, Inc. (NNN)

People’s United Financial, Inc. (PBCT)

Pentair plc (PNR)

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT)

Thursday, January 28:

Realty Income Corporation (O)

Friday, January 29:

None.

Monday, February 1:

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)