It was pretty quiet this week for dividend growth stocks. Photo: Flickr.com/CreditDebitPro
It was a quiet week for dividend growth stocks. None of the stocks that I track announced increases, but United Healthcare (which I don’t track yet since it has grown dividends for only 9 years) announced its annual increase.
This year’s from United Healthcare was 20%; this is the 8th straight year of 20%+ dividend growth from UNH.
Things should pick up next week, with 7 companies expected to announce increases.
Dividend Increases Announced This Week
United Healthcare (UNH)
Industry: Healthcare
Dividend Payment: 90 cents per share – up 20.0% from prior level of 75 cents
Dividend Paid On: 6/26
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/15
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 9
Current Forward Yield: 1.44%
Dividend Increase Announcements Expected Next Week
United Technologies Corporation (UTX)