Bounty is one of Procter & Gamble's key brands.  P&G has grown its dividend for
60 years and announced its latest dividend payout this week.
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After a slow two weeks, things picked up this week.  Ten members of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats index announced regular dividend payments, among them consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble.  Two of them – real estate investment trust National Retail Properties and healthcare company Walgreen Boots Alliance – announced increases.  Among the stocks going ex-dividend next week are Clorox and Colgate-Palmolive.

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

 

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)

Industry: Food & Beverages

Dividend Payment: 75.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 9/30

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/31

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44

Current Forward Yield: 2.74%

 

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

Industry: Consumer Goods

Dividend Payment: 66.95 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/20

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 60

Current Forward Yield: 3.12%

 

Walgreen Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)

Industry: Healthcare Services

Dividend Payment: 37.5 cents per share – up 4.2% from prior level of 36 cents

Dividend Paid On: 9/12

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/17

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 1.82%

 

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats

Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

Industry: Chemicals – Specialty

Dividend Payment: 30.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 10/3

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/13

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22

Current Forward Yield: 1.41%

 

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS)

Industry: Industrial Goods

Dividend Payment: 24 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/27

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 24

Current Forward Yield: 1.06%

 

AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR)

Industry: Packaging & Containers

Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/17

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/25

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 23

Current Forward Yield: 1.40%

 

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)

Industry: Financial – Insurance

Dividend Payment: 12.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/17

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/5

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 23

Current Forward Yield: 1.36%

 

Eaton Vance Corporation (EV)

Industry: Financial – Investment Management

Dividend Payment: 26.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/27

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 36

Current Forward Yield: 2.82%

 

National Retail Properties, Inc. (NNN)

Industry: REIT

Dividend Payment: 45.5 cents per share – up 4.6% from prior level of xx cents

Dividend Paid On: 8/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/27

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 27

Current Forward Yield: 3.57%

 

Realty Income Corporation (O)

Industry: REIT

Dividend Payment: 19.95 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/28

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 23

Current Forward Yield: 3.42%

**Note: Realty Income pays dividends monthly.

 

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks

Tuesday, July 19:

None.

Wednesday, July 20:

Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

Pentair plc (PNR)

Thursday, July 21:

None.

Friday, July 22:

None.

Monday, July 25:

AptarGroup (ATR)

The Clorox Company (CLX)