WGL Holdings, which provides gas services to the Greater 
Washington, D.C. area, announced their quarterly dividend this week.
Photo courtesy Tony Brooks/flickr.com.

The summer lull continued, with only four stocks announcing regular dividend payments, and one dividend increase:

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

AT&T Inc. (T)

Industry: Telecom Services

Dividend Payment: 47 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/3

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/8

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 31

Current Forward Yield: 5.20%

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats

CLARCOR, Inc. (CLC)

Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls

Dividend Payment: 20 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 7/24

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/7

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 32

Current Forward Yield: 1.28%

 

John Wiley & Sons (JW.A)

Industry: Publishing

Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share – up 3.4% from prior level of 29 cents

Dividend Paid On: 7/22

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/2

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22

Current Forward Yield: 2.17%

 

WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL)

Industry: Gas Utilities

Dividend Payment: 46.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/1

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/8

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 39

Current Forward Yield: 3.35%

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks:

Tuesday, June 30:

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

McCormick & Company (MKC)

Sysco Corporation (SYY)

Wednesday, July 1:

General Dynamics (GD)

Thursday, July 2:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (JW-A)

Friday, July 3:

Independence Day Observed – Markets Closed

Monday, July 6:

None.