Category Archives: Aristocrats

HCP Investment Properties

Dividend Aristocrat Overview: HCP, Inc.

(Photo from cover of 2013 HCP Annual Report.) About HCP, Inc. HCP, Inc. is an integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on healthcare properties in the United States. HCP’s properties and investments are valued at $21.8 billion of assets under management and are located in 46 of the 50 states. The three states with the top net operating income are California (20% of total NOI), Texas (10%) and Florida (9%). HCP Diversifies Across Property Types and Income Sources HCP’s Read more [...]
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Dividend Growth Stocks Week in Review for November 1, 2014: An Insurer Increases Its Dividend and a Bank Company Pays a 5% Stock Dividend

(Photo courtesy www.homejobsbymom.com/flickr.com.) I’m continuing to post the weekly reviews in this new format. Please let me know if you find this useful. Thanks! This week, the following dividend growth companies announced dividend payments: S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Aflac (Company Summary, Stock Quote) Industry: Insurance Dividend Payment: 39 cents per share (up by 5.4% from 37 cents in the prior quarter) Dividend Paid On: 12/1 Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock Read more [...]