Each day, companies across the globe announce new upcoming dividend payouts. In our Dividend Payout Changes and Announcement tool, you’ll find all of the dividend increases, decreases, initiations, suspensions, updates and regular dividend announcements for a given day.
Below we present an analysis of the stocks that increased dividends last week. The latest payout is compared to the most recent payout before the dividend increase.
Following is a snapshot of the nine major stocks that increased dividends last week. If an investor simply purchases the stock prior to the ex-dividend date and then sells it either on the ex-dividend date or at some point afterward, he will be able to receive the dividend in his account.
To apply this strategy, you need to know when stocks go ex-dividend. You can find the latest ex-dividend dates for the stocks that interest you in our Ex-Dividend Date Search tool.
Find out which companies increased their dividends two weeks back here.
| Ticker | Company | Previous Payout | New Payout | Change | Ex-Dividend Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SJR ) | Shaw Communications | $0.07 | $0.10 | 32.26% | 2/13/2017 |
| (GEL ) | Genesis Energy L.P. | $0.70 | $0.71 | 1.43% | 1/27/2017 |
| (GHC ) | Graham Holdings Co | $1.21 | $1.27 | 4.96% | 1/30/2017 |
| (MWA ) | Mueller Water Products | $0.03 | $0.04 | 33.33% | 2/8/2017 |
| (APOG ) | Apogee Enterprises | $0.13 | $0.14 | 12.00% | 1/27/2017 |
| (FINL) | Finish Line Inc. | $0.10 | $0.11 | 10.00% | 2/22/2017 |
| (CVLY ) | Codorus Valley Bancorp | $0.12 | $0.14 | 9.05% | 1/20/2017 |
| (SAR ) | Saratoga Investment Corp | $0.44 | $0.45 | 2.27% | 1/27/2017 |
| (LAND ) | Gladstone Land Corporation | $0.04 | $0.04 | 1.18% | 1/18/2017 |
Stocks With the Highest and Lowest Market Cap
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Market Cap | (SJR ) | Shaw Communications | $10.47 | $1.19 | $0.07 | $0.10 | 2/13/2017 | 5.54% | 1.77% |
| Lowest Market Cap | (LAND ) | Gladstone Land Corporation | $0.11 | $0.52 | $0.04 | $0.04 | 1/18/2017 | 4.47% | 3.75% |
Stocks With the Highest and the Lowest Dividend Yield
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dividend Yield | (SAR ) | Saratoga Investment Corp | $0.11 | $1.80 | $0.44 | $0.45 | 1/27/2017 | 8.78% | 2.52% |
| Lowest Dividend Yield | (GHC ) | Graham Holdings Co | $2.97 | $5.08 | $1.21 | $1.27 | 1/30/2017 | 0.96% | 3.55% |
Stocks With the Best and the Worst 52-Week Performance
| Criteria | Ticker | Company Name | Market Cap ($B) | Annualized Payout | Previous Payout | Next Payout | Ex-Dividend Date | Yield | % Off From 52-Week High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 52-Week Off | (FINL) | Finish Line Inc. | $0.69 | $0.44 | $0.10 | $0.11 | 2/22/2017 | 2.54% | 29.28% |
| Lowest 52-Week Off | (APOG ) | Apogee Enterprises | $1.62 | $0.56 | $0.13 | $0.14 | 1/27/2017 | 1.01% | 1.60% |
Dividend Aristocrats
There were no dividend aristocrats that increased dividends last week.
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