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Eleven members of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats and High Yield Dividend Aristocrats indices announced their regular dividends this week. Included in this group is food & beverage company PepsiCo and water utility company Aqua America. Included in the group of 3 companies that announced increases was Commerce Bancshares, which held the cash payout flat but paid out a 5% stock dividend for the 22nd straight year.
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Industry: Industrial Goods
Dividend Payment: $1.11 per share – up 8.3% from prior level of $1.025
Dividend Paid On: 3/12
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/10
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 57
Current Forward Yield: 2.89%
Industry: Financial – Insurance
Dividend Payment: 41 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/11
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 33
Current Forward Yield: 2.10%
The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry: Consumer Goods – Farm Products
Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share – up 7.1% from prior level of 28 cents
Dividend Paid On: 2/11
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 3/8
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 55
Current Forward Yield: 3.52%
Industry: Business Services
Dividend Payment: 38.7 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 4/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 3/30
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 31
Current Forward Yield: 2.02%
Industry: Industrial Goods – Electrical Equipment
Dividend Payment: 47.5 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/10
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/10
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 59
Current Forward Yield: 4.05%
Industry: Food & Beverage
Dividend Payment: 70.25 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/31
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 3/2
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 43
Current Forward Yield: 2.89%
S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
Industry: Utilities – Water
Dividend Payment: 17.8 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/10
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 24
Current Forward Yield: 2.25%
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
Industry: Utilities – Gas
Dividend Payment: 42 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/7
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/18
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 28
Current Forward Yield: 2.42%
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 39
Current Forward Yield: 1.39%
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (CBSH)
Industry: Financial – Banking
Dividend Payment: 22.5 cents per share – up 5.0% from prior (split adjusted) level of 21.4 cents
Dividend Paid On: 3/28
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 3/9
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 48
Current Forward Yield: 2.19%
Industry: Utilities – Diversified
Dividend Payment: 40 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 3/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 56
Current Forward Yield: 3.63%
Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks
Tuesday, February 9:
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)
United Technologies Corporation (UTX)
Wednesday, February 10:
Linear Technologies Corporation (LLTC)
Thursday, February 11:
The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Friday, February 12:
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
Monday, February 15: