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Eight dividend growth stocks, including three Dividend Aristocrats, announced regular dividends this week. Included in this group was Atmos Energy Corporation, which announced a 7.1% increase to an annualized rate of $1.80 a share for its 29th year of dividend growth.
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 34 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 1/13/2017
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 12/13
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 45
Current Forward Yield: 2.86%
Industry: Retail
Dividend Payment: 35 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 2/8/2017
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/23/2017
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 33
Current Forward Yield: 2.01%
Industry: Industrial Goods – Diversified
Dividend Payment: $1.11 per share
Dividend Paid On: 12/12
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 11/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 57
Current Forward Yield: 2.55%
S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
Industry: Utilities – Gas
Dividend Payment: 45 cents per share – up 7.1% from prior level of 42 cents
Dividend Paid On: 12/12
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 11/23
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 29
Current Forward Yield: 2.55%
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 35 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 12/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 11/15
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 40
Current Forward Yield: 1.25%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD)
Industry: Business Services – Delivery Services
Dividend Payment: 40 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 12/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 11/29
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22
Current Forward Yield: 1.58%
Note: Dividends paid semi-annually.
Industry: REIT
Dividend Payment: 20.2 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 12/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 11/29
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 23
Current Forward Yield: 4.46%
Other Notable Dividend Increase Announcements
Industry: Consumer Goods – Tobacco
Dividend Payment: 54 cents per share – up 1.9% from prior level of 53 cents
Dividend Paid On: 2/6/2017
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 1/5/2017
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 46
Current Forward Yield: 3.96%
Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks
Tuesday, November 15:
Wednesday, November 16:
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)
United Technologies Corporation (UTX)
Thursday, November 17:
None.
Friday, November 18:
Monday, November 21:
None.