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The first week of 2016 gave us only three dividend announcements from dividend growth stocks.  Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson announced their latest payout, as did RPM International and Tanger Factory Outlets.  The details follow….

 

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Industry: Healthcare

Dividend Payment: 75 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 3/8

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 2/19

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 53

Current Forward Yield: 3.06%

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats

RPM International, Inc. (RPM)

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Dividend Payment: 27.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 1/29

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/13

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 2.67%

 

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (SKT)

Industry: REIT

Dividend Payment: 28.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 2/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/27

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22

Current Forward Yield: 3.51%

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks

Tuesday, January 12:

AbbVie (ABBV)

Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

Wednesday, January 13:

General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

RPM International, Inc. (RPM)

Thursday, January 14:

Hormel Foods (HRL)

Friday, January 15:

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW)

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)

Monday, January 18:

None.